Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of
the Republic, and Venetian mirrors are more precious than
gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten,
the glassblowers of Murano are virtually imprisoned on
their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the
artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul
to the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, to protect his
secret daughter.
In the present day his descendant, Leonora Manin, leaves an
unhappy life in London to begin a new one as a glassblower
in Venice. As she finds new life and love in her
adoptive city, her fate becomes inextricably linked with
that of her ancestor and the treacherous secrets of his
life begin to come to light.
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