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The glassblower of Murano / Marina Fiorato

By:

Fiorato, Marina

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 348 p. : illus. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780312386986

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Mystery fiction

DDC classification:

FIC FIO 22

Summary: Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirriors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virutally imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to Louis XIV of France to protect his secret daughter. In the present day, his descendent, Leonara Manin, leaves London for a new life as a glassblower in Venice - only to find her fate inextricably linked with her ancestor's dangerous secrets.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC FIO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Fiction		004832

Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirriors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virutally imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to Louis XIV of France to protect his secret daughter. In the present day, his descendent, Leonara Manin, leaves London for a new life as a glassblower in Venice - only to find her fate inextricably linked with her ancestor's dangerous secrets.

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