Overview

‘A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game’ – The Spectator

The globally acclaimed author of Girl With a Pearl Earring talks about the inspiration and research behind her spellbinding new novel. Spanning centuries, The Glassmaker begins in 1486 in Murano, the island across the lagoon from Venice famed for its glass-making. Here, Orsola Rosso, the oldest daughter in a family of glassblowers is supporting her family by making beads in secret, at a time when women were not meant to work with glass.

About Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Chevalier is the author of 11 novels including A Single Thread, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring which was made into a play, opera and an Oscar-nominated film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.

About Ealing Book Festival

The aim of Ealing Book Festival is to celebrate the joy of reading and to advance engagement and education around literature and reading. Through our events we hope to bring people and communities together; grow audiences for literature; inspire writers and readers of all ages; showcase well-known authors and promote local writers.

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