Tracy Chevalier is the world-renowned author of 11 novels including Girl with a Pearl Earring, the global bestseller that has been made into a play, a film and an opera.

Her latest book, The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive and spellbinding. Set in 15th century Murano, during the golden age of Venetian luxury glass-making, women are forbidden from working with the precious material. But Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret, knowing her creations must be perfect to be accepted by men and also knowing that perfection may take a lifetime. Her creations will adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna but will she ever earn the respect of those closest to her? We follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.

‘Spellbinding ....Chevalier at her fabulous best. A rich, vivid and gently enchanting novel’ Elif Shafak