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FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING '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 Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here - like the glass the island's maestros spend their lives learning to handle. Women are not meant to work with glass, 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. But perfection may take a lifetime. Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss. The beads she creates will adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna - but will she ever earn the respect of those closest to her? Tracy Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass.

There is a fine line between coincidence and fate... In London 1799, Dora Blake is an aspiring jewellery artist who lives with her uncle in what used to be her parents' famed shop of antiquities. When a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, Dora is intrigued by her uncle's suspicious behaviour and enlists the help of Edward Lawrence, a young man seeking acceptance into the Society of Antiquaries. Edward sees the ancient vase as key to unlocking his academic future. Dora sees it as her chance to restore her parents' shop to its former glory, and to escape her uncle. But what Edward discovers about the vase has Dora questioning everything she has ever known, about her life, her family and the world as she knows it. As Dora uncovers the truth she starts to realise that some mysteries are buried, and some boxes are locked, for a reason. Gorgeously atmospheric and deliciously page-turning, Pandora deals with themes of secrets and deception, love and fulfilment, fate and hope.

It is 1932, and the losses of the First World War are still keenly felt. Violet Speedwell, mourning for both her fiance and her brother and regarded by society as a 'surplus woman' unlikely to marry, resolves to escape her suffocating mother and strike out alone. A new life awaits her in Winchester. Yes, it is one of draughty boarding-houses and sidelong glances at her naked ring finger from younger colleagues; but it is also a life gleaming with independence and opportunity. Violet falls in with the broderers, a disparate group of women charged with embroidering kneelers for the Cathedral, and is soon entwined in their lives and their secrets. As the almost unthinkable threat of a second Great War appears on the horizon Violet collects a few secrets of her own that could just change everything... Warm, vivid and beautifully orchestrated, A Single Thread reveals one of our finest modern writers at the peak of her powers.

Interweaves historical fact with fiction to explore the mystery behind the creation of the remarkable Lady and the Unicorn tapestries, woven at the end of the fifteenth century, which today hang in the Cluny Museum in Paris.

'Faulks is beyond doubt a master' Financial Times Here is Paris as you have never seen it before - a city in which every building seems to hold the echo of an unacknowledged past, the shadows of Vichy and Algeria. American postdoctoral researcher Hannah and runaway Moroccan teenager Tariq have little in common, yet both are susceptible to the daylight ghosts of Paris. Hannah listens to the extraordinary witness of women who were present under the German Occupation; in her desire to understand their lives and through them her own, she finds a city bursting with clues and connections. Out in the migrant suburbs, Tariq is searching for a mother he barely knew. For him in his innocence each boulevard, Metro station and street corner is a source of surprise. In this urgent and deeply moving novel, Faulks deals with questions of empire, grievance and identity. With great originality and a dark humour, Paris Echo asks how much we really need to know if we are to live a valuable life. 'Faulks captures the voice of a century' Sunday Times 'The most impressive novelist of his generation' Sunday Telegraph

Charlie Lewis is het soort jongen dat je je niet kunt herinneren als je hem op de schoolfoto ziet staan. In de klas is hij geen uitblinker en thuis gaat al zijn aandacht naar de zorg voor zijn werkloze vader. Terwijl zijn klasgenoten reikhalzend uitkijken naar de aankomende zomer, ziet Charlie niets dan donkere wolken aan de horizon. Dan komt de intrigerende Fran Fisher in zijn leven en krijgt Charlie voor het eerst in tijden weer hoop. Om haar beter te leren kennen, wordt hij lid van de serieuze toneelgroep, waar zij Shakespeare-rollen speelt. Deze zomer pakt heel anders uit dan hij zich had voorgesteld.

From the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent comes a darkly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.

The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. Dark, brutal, moving, powerful' Jane Harris A wonderful book; rich, evocative, original. I loved it' Joanne Harris

At a critical point in her career, painter Angelika Rossdal suddenly moves to Kvaloya, a small island deep in the Arctic Circle, to dedicate herself to the solitary pursuit of her craft. She takes her young daughter with her. Things take a dark turn - is there something supernatural happening on the island?

In 1810, a sister and brother uncover the fossilized skull of an unknown animal in the cliffs on the south coast of England. With its long snout and prominent teeth, it might be a crocodile – except that it has a huge, bulbous eye.Remarkable Creatures is the story of Mary Anning, who has a talent for finding fossils, and whose discovery of ancient marine reptiles such as that ichthyosaur shakes the scientific community and leads to new ways of thinking about the creation of the world.Working in an arena dominated by middle-class men, however, Mary finds herself out of step with her working-class background. In danger of being an outcast in her community, she takes solace in an unlikely friendship with Elizabeth Philpot, a prickly London spinster with her own passion for fossils.The strong bond between Mary and Elizabeth sees them through struggles with poverty, rivalry and ostracism, as well as the physical dangers of their chosen obsession. It reminds us that friendship can outlast storms and landslides, anger and jealousy.

Douglas Peterson wordt midden in de nacht door zijn vrouw Connie gewekt met het bericht dat ze hem wil verlaten. Hun zoon Albie gaat na de zomer het huis uit om te studeren en zij vindt dat het de hoogste tijd is om te scheiden, nu hun ouderlijke taak erop zit. Douglas houdt van zijn vrouw en het vooruitzicht van een leven alleen jaagt hem angst aan. Maar hij heeft nog een kans. Er staat nog een familievakantie gepland, een Europese rondreis langs steden als Parijs, Barcelona en Amsterdam. Hij besluit dat dit de trip van hun leven moet worden: de vakantie die hen weer nader tot elkaar zal brengen, waarin hij het respect van zijn zoon en de liefde van zijn vrouw terugwint. De hotels zijn geboekt, de tickets gekocht, de route uitgestippeld. Wat kan er nu in hemelsnaam nog misgaan?

The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

As she sits in her Bloomsbury home, with her two birds for company, elderly Harriet Baxter sets out to relate the story of her acquaintance, nearly four decades previously, with Ned Gillespie, a talented artist who never achieved the fame she maintains he deserved.Back in 1888, the young, art-loving, Harriet arrives in Glasgow at the time of the International Exhibition. After a chance encounter she befriends the Gillespie family and soon becomes a fixture in all of their lives. But when tragedy strikes - leading to a notorious criminal trial - the promise and certainties of this world all too rapidly disorientate into mystery and deception.Featuring a memorable cast of characters, infused with atmosphere and period detail, and shot through with wicked humour, Gillespie and I is a tour de force from one of the emerging names of British fiction.

In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard made history as the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. This novel weaves a luminous tale of love, faith, magic, and adventure, centered around Bethia Mayfield, who grows up in the small settlement of Great Harbor. Restless and curious, Bethia longs for an education denied to her due to her gender. She often escapes to explore the island's beaches and observe the Wampanoag people. At twelve, she meets Caleb, the son of a chieftain, and they form a secret friendship that bridges their disparate worlds. Bethia's father, a minister, seeks to convert the Wampanoag, provoking the tribe's shaman and challenging his own beliefs. One of his endeavors is to educate Caleb, who eventually travels to Cambridge to study Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. Meanwhile, Bethia finds herself indentured as a housekeeper, allowing her to witness Caleb's cultural transition. Like Brooks's previous narrator Anna, Bethia serves as an emotionally compelling guide through the wilds of Martha's Vineyard and the complexities of the human heart. This evocative narrative further solidifies Brooks's reputation as an acclaimed novelist.

Susan Vreeland schetst met een verrukkelijk palet van levendige, beminnelijke karakters een schitterend portret van een tijd vol verlangen. Het schilderij: 'De lunch van de roeiers' van Renoir uit 1881 verbeeldt een gezelschap vrienden op een zomers terras aan de Seine. Een rijke schilder, een kunstverzamelaar, een Italiaanse journalist, een oorlogsheld, een gevierd actrice en Renoirs toekomstige vrouw delen dit moment uit 'la vie moderne'. Het verhaal: Persoonlijke crises in zowel de liefde als de kunst weerhouden Renoir er niet van gepassioneerd het meest uitdagende project van zijn leven aan te gaan. Tegen de achtergrond van discussies over schilderstijlen, vertellen Renoir en zeven van zijn modellen hun verhaal.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER It’s 1893, and at the Chicago World’s Fair, Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows that he hopes will earn him a place on the international artistic stage. But behind the scenes in his New York studio is the freethinking Clara Driscoll, head of his women’s division, who conceives of and designs nearly all of the iconic leaded-glass lamps for which Tiffany will long be remembered. Never publicly acknowledged, Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that she faces as a professional woman. She also yearns for love and companionship, and is devoted in different ways to five men, including Tiffany, who enforces a strict policy: He does not employ married women. Ultimately, Clara must decide what makes her happiest—the professional world of her hands or the personal world of her heart.

Set against a backdrop of historical upheaval, this bestselling novel traces the journey of a rare manuscript as it endures centuries of exile and conflict. The narrative intertwines themes of survival and the enduring power of art, showcasing the manuscript's impact on various lives throughout history. The author, known for acclaimed works like The Secret Chord and Pulitzer Prize-winning March, weaves a rich tapestry of human experience, exploring how culture and creativity persist through tumultuous times.

Italië 1570. Na een verboden liefdesrelatie wordt de zestienjarige Serafina door haar familie in het klooster van Santa Caterina in Ferrara ondergebracht. Met haar intrede komt de stabiliteit in de gemeenschap van vrome zusters en zelfkastijdende nonnen in gevaar, want het meisje is vaastbesloten te ontsnappen. Terwijl de Kerk door de Contrareformatie tot verandering wordt gedwongen, ontsteekt Serafina's fanatieke verzet binnen de kloostermuren een vuur dat razendsnel om zich heen grijpt en de hele gemeenschap dreigt te verzengen.

Lambeth, London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that there is something wrong with her husband, Peter, it is too late. His arthritic hands are crippled, putting his book-binding business into huge debt and his family in danger of entering the poorhouse. Summoning her courage, Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. Taking to the streets, she resolves to rescue her family at any price-and finds herself lured into illegally binding expensive volumes of pornography commissioned by aristocrats. Then, when a mysterious fugitive slave arrives at her door, Dora realises she's entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law. Now the very family she fought so hard for is under threat from a host of new, more dangerous foes. Belinda Starling's debut novel is a startling vision of Victorian London, juxtaposing its filth and poverty with its affluence. In Dora Damage we meet a daring young heroine, struggling in a very modern way against the constraints of the day, and whose resourcefulness and bravery has us rooting for her all the way.

Burning Bright follows the Kellaway family as they leave behind tragedy in rural Dorset and come to late 18th-century London. As they move in next door to the radical painter/poet William Blake, and take up work for a near-by circus impresario, the youngest family member gets to know a girl his age. Embodying opposite characteristics — Maggie Butterfield is a dark-haired, streetwise extrovert, Jem Kellaway a quiet blond introvert — the children form a strong bond while getting to know their unusual neighbor and his wife. Set against the backdrop of a city nervous of the revolution gone sour across the Channel in France, Burning Bright explores the states of innocence and experience just as Blake takes on similar themes in his best-known poems, Songs of Innocence and of Experience.

A darkly humorous and intriguing story of one woman's journey from a difficult past into an even more disturbing present.

Mary Lamb is confined by the restrictions of domesticity: her father is losing his mind, her mother watchful and hostile. It is no surprise when Mary falls for the bookseller's son, antiquarian William Ireland, from whom Charles has purchased a book.

The compelling story of two women, born centuries apart, and the ancestral legacy that binds them.