'A triumph a brilliant idea carried out with confidence and brio and a deep love of an extraordinary city. The ingenuity of the time-skipping is beyond admiration' PHILIP PULLMAN
'Spellbinding. Chevalier at her fabulous best. A rich, vivid and gently enchanting novel' ELIF SHAFAK
'Ingenious an absorbing story' THE TIMES, Book of the Year
Sparkling a triumph of craft OBSERVER
A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game SPECTATOR
'As finely wrought as a dazzling Murano bead reaffirm[ s Chevalier's] status as one of the reigning queens of historical fiction' INDEPENDENT
'A time-skipping Venetian tour de force' GUARDIAN
'Meticulously researched and evoking the beauty of the Venice lagoon, the story challenges and transports the reader through time and place' PHILIPPA GREGORY
'One of our great period novelists'iNews
'Combining her storytelling gifts with her love of Venice, Chevaier has produced a memorable addition to her oeuvre SUNDAY TIMES, Nick Rennison
'Chevalier weaves a magical thread through this extraordinary citys history. A masterpiece' WOMAN & HOME
'Truly remarkable and richly enjoyable very clever' SCOTSMAN
Reaffirms Chevaliers skill in crafting engaging, evocative historical tales GLAMOUR
Evocative GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Mythical CANDIS
Beautiful PRIMA
This inventive portrait of a woman and her city is mesmerising PLATINUM
'This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six centuries, and also a love song to the timeless craft of glassmaking. Chevalier probes the fierce rivalries and enduring loyalties of Murano's glass dynasties, capturing the roar of the furnace, the sweat on the skin, and the glittering beauty of Venetian glass' GERALDINE BROOKS
'Chevalier, one of our great storytellers, brings us unexpected worlds' AMY BLOOM
'Tracy Chevalier pens a novel as ambitious, audacious, and artistic as a Venetian glass goblet The Glassmaker is a thing of beauty' KATE QUINN