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The Glassblower of Murano

The Glassblower of Murano

Author(s): Marina Fiorato

Location(s): Venice

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance

Era(s): Modern, 1600s

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Wonderful combination of mystery, historical intrigue and love, written by an English/Venetian author, which tells a story of passion, genius and betrayal linking the present and the past. Nora Manin decides to leave her fractured life in London to start again in Venice, and there begins to unravel the story of her ancestor, Corradino Manin, the greatest artist of glass that the island of Murano ever produced. Already established as a European bestselling novel, with over 100,000 copies sold in Europe to date.

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Murano…the attention to detail is absolutely fabulous from the description Venice’s architecture to the technical details of subjects, mirror making and old manuscript conservation. An absolute must if you are heading to Venice and...

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