The Glassblower of Murano Audiobook (Unabridged)

" A chance find in Chapters... LOVED it. "

" Had fun with this book. Brought. Me back to my time in Murano. I did buy a souvenir. I especially liked the beginning re the grandfather and the difficullties becoming an expert glassblower. "

" Unexpectedly enjoyable book. I was anticipating something like Suzanne M. Wolfe's Unveiling (which was awful) but instead, I found the heroine Nora real and appealing. The dual story lines were engrossing and I was equally invested in each plot. The book is nice and meaty, too -- it felt like the author had time to wrap up everything the way she wanted. "

" A wondermous blend of history, relationships and glass blowing, which has always fascinated me. Characters I liked and a bit of intrique! "

" I was so excited to read this book because it promised great historical fiction with a modern twist. Unfortunately, the story was hard to follow and it just didn't work. "

" Good read, several twists, historical setting in Venice and Versailles. Fascinating and good. "

" Wow! Reading this book was a fun way to learn about the art of glass blowing and the Renaissance in Italy. A modern story parallels an older one. "

" I would consider this enjoyable light reading with a bit of romance and history thrown in. I love all thing Italy so that helped. "

" I couldn't finish. I got about 4 chapters in and wanted to punch the author and the main character in the face. The sheer pretension of the writing and the character. ARGH. "

" This book was mediocre. The story and history included were interesting, but the writing was middle of the road. "

" Not particularly well written, but some interesting history. Easy read. Makes me want to blow glass. "

" This was a nice plot mix of past and present with a great setting in Venice. I loved the modern romance. The history of the Italian monopoly of glass making in the 1600's was also interesting and how the author tied it all together with one family. "

" Great depiction of Venice and its many faces. "

" Nice book about old world & new world Venice with a mystery thrown in. "

" I never could get into this book, so I stopped trying. "

" Easy to learn about the history of Venice with a convincing modern plot that weaves a 16th century glassblower with his descendant and plenty of mystery. "

" I loved how this book went back and forth from the 19th to the 21st century. The story was fantastically woven throughout the lives of the characters and I'm a sucker for romantic European love stories! "

" 4 stars for Corradino Manin's 1630s story, but 3 stars for Leonora Manin's present day story. "

" This book was so wonderful and exciting, until the end ruined it. I loved the author's style and the organization of the two stories. I really think she got lazy and wrapped it up really quickly with a Disneyland ending. That was lame. "

" Entertaining novel which I loved both for the descriptions of Venice and for the bits about glass making. "

" One amazing story so easy and pleasent to read. I loved every single word from that book! "

" A good mystery spanning generations of family. Having recently visited Venice, I found the author's descriptions accurate and longing to return. "

" Fun read. Loved the glass blowing imagery. Didn't like how the 2 stories kept flipping back and forth as I would have to go back and figure out where I had left off. "

" I love this book, it is amazing. I keep thinking about all the place in Venice, that I went too! "

" A light read. I enjoyed learning about the original glassblowers of Venice. "

" Enjoyable enough, although I enjoyed the historical sections more than the modern ones. "

" Didn't finish...couldn't get into it as it was too similar to other books I have recently read. "

" It's such a visual novel. Her observations and descriptions of place and atmosphere took me deeply into the mood of the city and its life. "

" I enjoyed this book with it's mix of past and present generations. "

" One amazing story so easy and pleasent to read. I loved every single word from that book! "

" Very entertaining. Quick read. Ah, Venice! "

" Read for FSPL book club. This novel did not live up to its potential... the story line was very obvious and forced; and the writing needed editing. "

" I couldn't finish this as the text on the Kindle download became corrupted when I was 80% through the book. Frustration! I awarded it 3 stars on the basis of what I had read up to that point. "

" Exquisite writing! I loved the mixture of history and story. The end is somewhat predictable, but still a wonderful read. "