The Mirror Makers

ISBN-13: 9780099435068 / Angielski

Clare Colvin

Opis

Louis XIV dreams of constructing a great Hall of Mirrors. But the only craftsmen who know the secret are in Murano. The promise of riches prompts Sandro Allegri and a group of mirror-makers, to risk not only his father's wrath but also the punishment by the Venetian authorities. This novel is an evocation of a glittering period of history.

Recenzje

Plots, secret assignations and emotional turmoil give the book dramatic intensity; the period setting which has been beautifully researched adds the vibrancy and colour to a well-crafted historical novel Eithne Farry Daily Mail

O autorze

Clare Colvin's first novel, A Fatal Season, received excellent reviews. She is also a well-known journalist and short story writer whose work has appeared in anthologies, on radio and has been translated in Europe. She writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines and is a former literary editor of the Express on Sunday.