The Glassmaker Chevalier Tracy (2024)

In Venice in 1486, across the lagoon on Murano, time flows differently, like the glass that the islands masters spend their lives learning to control. Women are not supposed to work with glass, but Orsola Rosso defies convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret, knowing that her creations must be perfect if men are to accept them, though perfection may take a lifetime. As the story moves through the centuries, Orsola develops her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss. Her creations adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna, but she still wonders whether she will ever earn the respect of those closest to her. The novel presents an evocative portrait of a woman, a family and a city as enduring as their glass.