A Perfect Cup of Tea Book Club - The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier

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Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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Tea will be served at 2:00 PM with discussion to follow at 2:30 PM. I hope you will be able to join us. Please bring your own mug!

 "In 1486, Orsola Rosso is the eldest daughter in a family of glassblowers in Murano, Italy. As a woman, she is not meant to blow glass-but when her father dies, she teaches herself to make beads in secret, and her work becomes the cornerstone of the Rosso family fortunes. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola and her family as they live through creative triumph and heartbreaking loss, from a plague rearing its head over Venice to Continental soldiers stripping its palazzos bare, from the domination of Murano and its maestros to the transformation of the city of trade into a city of tourists. In every era, the Rosso women ensure that their work, and their bonds, endure"-- Provided by publisher.