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title: "Marina FioratoThe Glassblower of Murano"
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price: "A$55"
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# Marina FioratoThe Glassblower of Murano

**Brand:** marina fiorato
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Marina FioratoThe Glassblower of Murano

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## Customer Reviews

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    A look into Venice's past and present
  

*by P***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2015*

The Glassblower of Murano is by Marina Fiorato.  It is a mystery and a romance in beautiful Venice of today and of old.  The narrator’s view goes between that of Corradino Manin of 1700’s to that of Lenora Manin of the present.  Venice and the island of Murano are the settings of this wonderful novel.Corradino Manin is the only known survivor of his family’s massacre by The Ten in Venica.  He was denounced by his own brother as a traitor to Venice.  As soon as he put the note in the Lion’s Mouth, Ugolino regretted putting his brother’s name in and immediately went to Corradino and told him The Ten were after him and he and his family needed to run.  They ran to the Island of Murano to catch a French boat to France; but the killers found them and killed them on Murano.  All but Corradino who had stopped on his way home to see what was going on in the glassblower’s shed.  Here, he was given small jobs to do and soon became as dirty as the rest of the young boys who helped.  When the killers came looking for him, Giacomo, the glassblower, kept his identity a secret and thus saved him.  Corradino had an aptitude for glassblowing which made him a magnificent blower and one to be watched with awe.  As he grows up in Venice, he has a secret which to share would mean death.  What is his secret and with this secret, would he become a traitor?Lenora Manin grew up in England as the only daughter of Elinor Manin, an academic who specialized in Renissance Art.  She had visited Venice during her studies and met and married Bruno Manin, a boatman who told her of his illustrious ancestor, Corradino Manin.  They lived happily in Venice until the birth of their daughter Lenora. Elinor wanted to return to England but Bruno did not.  She was very upset when she heart he died of a heart attack soon after they had left Venice.  She continued to raise Nora on her own.  When Nora married Stephen Carey, they honeymooned in Italy.  She loved it but Stephen did not.  While in school, Nora became entranced in the art of glass blowing and learned the techniques herself.  She became quite good.  When her marriage to Stephen grew to an end, she decided to go to Venice and become apprenticed on Murano to learn the ultimate in glassblowing as well as to search for her ancestor Corradino.How will Venice treat her?  Will she be accepted in Venice and on Murano?

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    Lovely historic fiction but...
  

*by T***A on Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016*

My favorite genre to read is either history or historic fiction. I love Venice and my husband and I are glassblowers. So needless to say I was thrilled to see this title. I very much enjoyed this story and the visions that were conjured of Venetian life, past and present. The historic facts are well done. But, I MUST take issue with the very idea of a glassblower working 1200 +/- degree hot glass with a bare hand! Can't be done...you would not only loose your fingerprints, but your entire hand! Also, the notion that any glassblower would work with hot glass barefoot!? No chance. There is so much broken glass and accidents are an unfortunate part of the art, that no one would be barefoot. I understand authors take artist liscense, but this book is beautiful and these two glaring issues would not change the story or make it more "romantic". It is a good read and may make you want to visit Venice even more. Great book for the flight to the most fabulous city in the world. (yes, I am bias).

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    Beguiled by 17th Century Venice!
  

*by I***Z on Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2013*

I have always loved books that live in two worlds - the present and the past. Those stories bring home the fact of how closely we are connected to the people who came before us, and how their actions in the past still influence our lives in the present. And if you take this philosophy to heart, you will realize our responsibility as a people whose present actions shape the future.The Glassblower of Murano is one such book that lets us travel back in time with the young protagonist Leonora Manin. She leaves behind an unhappy relationship and moves to Venice, the city of her ancestors, to build a new life. But it's not a new life she finds; instead she finds the life she was meant to live. Following in the footsteps of her famous Venetian ancestor, glassblower Corradino Manin, Leonora finds her life's work in that profession.The author drew me into the mystery of the past as we get to know Corradino and care about his life. What is his secret? Is he a traitor, and if so, who is he protecting? Who are The Ten? Intrigue, murder, suspense - all of it kept me reading.As I became completely beguiled by 17th century Venice, the present-day story of Leonora paled by comparison. Still, the Glassblower of Murano is a great read!

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