Fiction Book Discussion - The Glass Maker

Name: Fiction Book Discussion - The Glass Maker
Start: 2025-09-02T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Marion Public Library

Schedule

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Marion Public Library | Marion, OH

Enjoy talking about books? So do we!
Come share your insights and views on "The Glassmaker" by Tracy Chevalier.
In 1486, Orsola Rosso was 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.

Email [email protected] with any questions, or visit https://marionlibrary.org/bookdiscussions to see which book we will be reading this month.