The Glass-blowers
by Daphne du Maurier
Taste attributes: historicaldramafamilyunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA grounded historical novel that is emotional, weighty and dark. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
'Perhaps we shall not see each other again. I will write to you, though, and tell you, as best I can, the story of your family. A glass-blower, remember, breathes life into a vessel, giving it shape and form and sometimes beauty; but he can with that same breath, shatter and destroy it' Faithful to her word, Sophie Duval reveals to her long-lost nephew the tragic story of a family of master craftsmen in...
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- Author
- Daphne du Maurier
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 324
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- Open Library
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