The Glassblower

Author : Petra Durst-Benning
Publisher : Amazon Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781477820278
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glassblower written by Petra Durst-Benning and published by Amazon Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the village of Lauscha in Germany, things have been done the same way for centuries. The men blow the glass, and the women decorate and pack it. But when Joost Steinmann passes away unexpectedly one September night, his three daughters must learn to fend for themselves. While feisty Johanna takes a practical approach to looking for work, Ruth follows her heart, aiming to catch the eye of a handsome young villager. But it is dreamy, quiet Marie who has always been the most captivated by the magic--and sparkling possibilities--of the craft of glassblowing. As the spirited sisters work together to forge a brighter future for themselves on their own terms, they learn not only how to thrive in a man's world, but how to remain true to themselves--and their hearts--in the process.

Author : Maria Gripe
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1681373785
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glassblower's Children written by Maria Gripe and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children's Literature Albert the glassblower and Sofia are the loving parents of little Klas and Klara. Albert makes the most beautiful glass bowls and vases (unfortunately they are so impractical that no one will buy them), while Sofia supports the family by working in the fields. Every year Albert goes to the fair to try to sell his wares, and sometimes Sofia and the children go too. At the fair the family meets Flutter Mildweather, a weaver of magical rugs that foretell the future, and Klas and Klara come the attention of the splendid Lord and Lady of All Wishes Town, who have everything they want except for one: children. Full of curious and vivid characters—like the one-eyed raven Wise Wit, who can only see the bright side of life, and the monstrous governess Nana, whose piercing song can shatter glass—The Glassblower’s Children also ponders such serious matters as what it means to find meaningful work and the difference between what you want and what you need. In The Glassblower’s Children Maria Gripe has drawn on fairy tales and Norse myths to tell a thrilling story with a very modern sensibility.

Author : Marina Fiorato
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312386986
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glassblower of Murano written by Marina Fiorato and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this internationally bestselling debut, a heartbroken woman embarks on a grand exploration of life and love as a glassblower in the city of her ancestors, Venice, and learns that the past may not be as clear as blown glass.

Author : Daphne du Maurier
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316253510
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glass-Blowers written by Daphne du Maurier and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A "consistently entertaining" saga of beauty, war, and family set during the French Revolution, from the author of Rebecca and The Birds (New York Times). The world of the glass-blowers has its own traditions, its own language — and its own rules. "If you marry into glass," Pierre Labbe warns his daughter, "you will say goodbye to everything familiar, and enter a closed world." But crashing into this world comes the violence and terror of the French Revolution, against which the family struggles to survive. Years later, Sophie Duval reveals to her long-lost nephew the tragic story of a family of master craftsmen in eighteenth-century France. Drawing on her own family's tale of tradition and sorrow, Daphne du Maurier weaves an unforgettable saga of beauty, war, and family.

Author : Christine Petersen
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1608706370
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glassblower written by Christine Petersen and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book explores the life of a colonial glassblower and his importance to the community, as well as everyday life, responsibilities, and social practices during that time.

Author : Susan Fletcher
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442429917
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Falcon in the Glass written by Susan Fletcher and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eleven-year-old Renzo must teach himself to blow glass with the help of a girl who has a mysterious connection to her falcon"--

Author : Sarah Atwell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440638772
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Through a Glass, Deadly written by Sarah Atwell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glassblower Emmeline Dowell has made a home for herself among the artists of Tucson’s Warehouse District. Between teaching her craft and selling her wares, she has plenty to do—not to mention the occasional murder to put a crack in her routine. With a weakness for taking in strays—from homeless dogs to extra students—Emmeline can’t help befriending the troubled newcomer Allison McBride. But their friendship takes a dangerous turn when Allison’s husband turns up dead in Em’s studio. Now Emmeline is involved in a murder investigation that reaches beyond the sunny Southwest. And when the killer acts again, it’s up to her to pick up the shards of Allison’s life before it’s too late.

Author : Petra Durst-Benning
Publisher : Amazon Crossing
ISBN 13 : 9781477826584
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Lady written by Petra Durst-Benning and published by Amazon Crossing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tempestuous and beautiful Wanda Miles, daughter of Ruth and Stephen Miles (or so she thinks), aspires to more than the life of a debutante, but the trouble is she doesn't know precisely what she wants. Then her aunt Marie, the family's renowned glassblower, arrives from Lauscha, Germany, and Wanda decides that learning about her ancestry may hold the key to her future. When Marie accidentally reveals a long-held secret about Wanda's parents, Wanda goes to Lauscha to unravel the truth. While Marie finds herself increasingly swept up in New York City's bohemian social scene--catching the eye of a handsome young Italian in the process--Wanda explores a past she never knew in the village of her mother's youth--and begins to build a life that she never expected. A sweeping tale that takes readers from the small town of Lauscha to the skyscrapers of New York and the sun-kissed coast of Italy, The American Lady is a tribute to the enduring power of family and what we'll do in the name of love.

Author : Dudley Giberson
Publisher : Joppa Glassworks Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780966571301
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Glassblower's Companion written by Dudley Giberson and published by Joppa Glassworks Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frances Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781604818741
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Glassblower's Daughter written by Frances Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greta's life is carefree until the abrupt disappearance of her elder sister. After that, all her courage can't save her from the sinister shadows that engulf her. Even when she finds a way out betrayal and treachery threaten her. This is a wonderful first novel and Greta is a winning heroine. The writing is powerful, lyrical and funny... (Rebecca Smith, author of A Bit of Earth (Bloomsbury, London 2006; paperback edition, 2007)