Durst-Benning, Petra
Summary: "Tempestuous and beautiful Wanda Miles, daughter of Ruth and Stephen Miles (or so she thinks), aspires to more than the life of a debutante, but the trouble is she doesn't know precisely what she wants. Then her aunt Marie, the family's renowned glassblower, arrives from Lauscha, Germany, and Wanda decides that learning about her ancestry may hold the key to her future. When Marie accidentally...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Durst-Benning 2015Francis, Dick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2000
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Summary: Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirrors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virtually imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to Louis XIV of France to protect his secret daughter. In the present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Griffin 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FIOFrancis, Dick.
Summary: The accidental death of jockey Martin Stukely implicates his friend Gerard Logan, a glassblower, in a dangerous search for a missing videotape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2000
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Summary: "In the village of Lauscha in Germany, things have been done the same way for centuries. The men blow the glass, and the women decorate and pack it. But when glassblower Joost Steinmann passes away unexpectedly one September night, his three daughters must learn to fend for themselves. While feisty Johanna takes a practical approach to looking for work, Ruth follows her heart, aiming to catch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazoncrossing 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Durst-Benning 2014Feehan, Christine
Summary: Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glassblower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create. Commissioned to design chandeliers for a string of luxury hotels, her remarkable skills have taken her to Italy. But Lissa's real mission there is a secret. For her entire life has been a lie, leading to a chance to avenge a terrible wrong....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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Summary: Johanna, the oldest of the three Steinmann sisters, has successfully managed the family glassblowing business since her father's death, and her sister Marie's artistic gifts have made their wares unexpectedly famous. But now the livelihood of the town of Lauscha, Germany--known around the world as the "paradise of glass"--is in danger. The local glassworks is about to be sold, and rumor has it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AmazonCrossing 2015