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Ealing Book Festival: Tracy Chevalier ‘The Glassmaker’
Overview
‘A spectacular feat, crafted by a maestra at the top of her game’ – The Spectator
The globally acclaimed author of Girl With a Pearl Earring talks about the inspiration and research behind her spellbinding new novel. Spanning centuries, The Glassmaker begins in 1486 in Murano, the island across the lagoon from Venice famed for its glass-making. Here, Orsola Rosso, the oldest daughter in a family of glassblowers is supporting her family by making beads in secret, at a time when women were not meant to work with glass.
About Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is the author of 11 novels including A Single Thread, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring which was made into a play, opera and an Oscar-nominated film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.
About Ealing Book Festival
The aim of Ealing Book Festival is to celebrate the joy of reading and to advance engagement and education around literature and reading. Through our events we hope to bring people and communities together; grow audiences for literature; inspire writers and readers of all ages; showcase well-known authors and promote local writers.
Date and Time
Saturday 26 April
4.00 – 5:00 pm
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
Tickets
£15.00
Enquires
Please contact info@ealingbookfestival.com for more information.
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Contact Us
PITZHANGER MANOR & GALLERY
Ealing Green, London
W5 5EQ
Reception: 020 3985 8888
Venue Hire: 020 3994 0966
Office: 020 3994 0967
pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk
Wednesday - Sunday: 10:00 - 17:00
First Thursday of the month: 10:00 - 20:00
Monday - Tuesday: Closed
Bank Holidays: 10:00 - 17:00
Last admissions one hour before closing
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