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Book Synopsis The Glassblower by : Petra Durst-Benning
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.
Book Synopsis The Glassblower's Children by : Maria Gripe
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.
Book Synopsis The Glassblower of Murano by : Marina Fiorato
Download or read book The Glassblower of Murano written by Marina Fiorato and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirrors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virtually imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, to protect his secret daughter. In the present day his descendant, Leonora Manin, leaves an unhappy life in London to begin a new one as a glassblower in Venice. As she finds new life and love in her adoptive city, her fate becomes inextricably linked with that of her ancestor and the treacherous secrets of his life begin to come to light.
Book Synopsis The Glass-Blowers by : Daphne du Maurier
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.
Book Synopsis The American Lady by : Petra Durst-Benning
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.
Book Synopsis Falcon in the Glass by : Susan Fletcher
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"--
Book Synopsis Through a Glass, Deadly by : Sarah Atwell
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.
Book Synopsis Snake in the Glass by : Sarah Atwell
Download or read book Snake in the Glass written by Sarah Atwell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 304 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 that shatters her routine... A nervous stranger has appeared at Emmeline’s glassblowing studio, begging to use her kiln for an experimental gem treatment. It’s a little odd, but it doesn’t seem like something to be alarmed about. But when a dead body found in the desert turns out to be a close friend of his, Em begins to wonder if there's more than meets the eye to his simple request. Soon Em finds herself following trails in the lawless land of the Arizona desert and the nearby Indian reservations, while her police chief boyfriend searches for a way to crack the case...
Book Synopsis The Glassblower's Daughter by : Frances Clarke
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)
Book Synopsis A Glassblower's Companion by : Dudley Giberson
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:
Book Synopsis The Glassblower's Breath by : Sunetra Gupta
Download or read book The Glassblower's Breath written by Sunetra Gupta and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1994 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set around a brilliant young woman who marries and settles into a home, assuming the guardianship of an orphaned niece, this tells of how fateful choices lead to unforseen consequences. In so doing, it traces society's blue prints for women, family and sexuality and reveals their illusory comforts.
Book Synopsis Art of Fire - Beginning Glassblowing by : James McKelvey
Download or read book Art of Fire - Beginning Glassblowing written by James McKelvey and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Back Cover: Studio time is expensive. Unfortunately, most glassblowing students still learn through a combination of apprenticeship and observation-a slow and inefficient method. The Art of Fire teaches you quickly how to manipulate the glass through a series of structured lessons and exercises, including: Safety exercises to prevent burns; Over 500 photographs and illustrations; Step-by-step instruction for all basic techniques; Fixes for more than 50 common problems.
Book Synopsis The Glassblower's Apprentice by : Peter Pezzelli
Download or read book The Glassblower's Apprentice written by Peter Pezzelli and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fabio Terranova is a brilliant dancer. Young, handsome, and enormously talented he is desperate to leave his little hometown in the mountains of central Italy. With dreams of one day making his mark on Broadway and Hollywood, he has made plans to travel to Milan to enter a dance competition he hopes will be his springboard to fame and fortune in America. All is set until the eve of his departure when a night of wild celebration with his friends ends in tragedy. Left broken in body and spirit, his dreams of dancing shattered by the events of that night, Fabio descends into bitter darkness. Fearing for her son, his mother, Liliana, makes a fateful decision. She sends Fabio across the ocean to live with her uncle, Rick Vitale, who runs a small glassmaking operation in a quaint New England village"--Amazon.com.
Book Synopsis Ed's Big Handbook of Glassblowing by : Edward T. Schmid
Download or read book Ed's Big Handbook of Glassblowing written by Edward T. Schmid and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Elena's Serenade by : Campbell Geeslin
Download or read book Elena's Serenade written by Campbell Geeslin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who ever heard of a girl glassblower? In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe...and make bottles appear, like magic. But girls can't be glassblowers. Or can they? Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey -- home of the great glassblowers! -- in an enchanting story filled with magic realism.
Download or read book Glassblowing written by Homer L. Hoyt and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new book designed as a "how to" manual for the beginner. The material (glass) is introduced first with its history, composition & sources. All the equipment & tools, required to work glass, are described in detail. The fundamental procedures are defined & clearly illustrated with ample practice exercises. The instruction of these procedures is reinforced with a ten lesson course arranged in progression. The experienced glassblower may want to use this format to train apprentices. There are step by step procedures for making over 65 different items. Preliminary techniques for making larger sculptures are described & profiles of some well known glass sculptors with examples of their work. Another example of the diversity of glassblowing is demonstrated in the story of Gerhard Finkenbeiner & his innovative developments to the Glass Harmonica. The section on blown glass tubing describes how the fundamental procedures areoften working with tubing. The instructions include a number of blown items including several Christmas ornaments. There are directions to show fifteen ways to decorate glass surfaces including glue chipping & the chemical silvering of glass. Where & how to market your glass items is also revealed. There is a complete directory of where to obtain equipment & supplies.
Book Synopsis The Dark Affair by : Máire Claremont
Download or read book The Dark Affair written by Máire Claremont and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victorian era was full of majestic beauty and scandalous secrets—a time when corsets were the least of a woman’s restrictions, and men could kill or be killed in the name of honor… Lady Margaret Cassidy left a life of nobility behind in Ireland, forsaking her grieving homeland to aid war-ravaged men in England. Still, she never expected a cruel turn of fate to lock her into an unwanted betrothal with one of her English patients—much less one as broken and dangerous as Viscount Powers. Wrecked by his tragic past, Powers’ opiate-addled sanity hangs precariously in the balance, leaving him poised to destroy anyone who dares to utter the names of the wife and child he still so deeply mourns. So when he is forced to marry Margaret in exchange for freedom, he is shocked by the desire to earn her trust, her body, and—most alarming of all—her heart…
