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beecee12 's review for:
The Glassmaker
by Tracy Chevalier
A fascinating insight into the life of a city and a family over the course of 500 years. Whilst the city is ever-changing, the family at its core remains more or less constant over time - a great way to show the impact on individuals of war, sickness, economic changes and modernity. Packed with detail around glassmaking and scattered with colourful Venetian/Italian phrases it won’t be long before the reader becomes proficient in cursing and is ready to turn their hand to glassmaking!
The story proceeds at a steady pace - but not in a negative way - as the Rosso family adapts to changes, with Orsola tentatively, over time, carving out a new pathway for herself.
I like the ‘skimming’ technique however some of those jumps could have been executed a little faster in my opinion. The glass dolphins piqued my interest throughout and I was interested to see how that thread would pan out (I was, in truth, a little disappointed on this score.)
A worthy read.
The story proceeds at a steady pace - but not in a negative way - as the Rosso family adapts to changes, with Orsola tentatively, over time, carving out a new pathway for herself.
I like the ‘skimming’ technique however some of those jumps could have been executed a little faster in my opinion. The glass dolphins piqued my interest throughout and I was interested to see how that thread would pan out (I was, in truth, a little disappointed on this score.)
A worthy read.