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Carregando... The Glassblower (2000)de Petra Durst-Benning
  
Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |   ) oobiec | Nov 2, 2021 | The characters seemed out of context-a little too strong and opinionated for the time period. Even with that flaw I was well on the way to giving this book 3 stars for the "cuteness" of the tale. Then WHAM-mid way through the book a really ugly piece of violence occurs -I was gob smacked-it just came from no where. I can handle "ugly" in a book, however this just seemed as though it was thrown in there for the shock factor. Before writing this review, I checked some others that are posted and was satisfied to know that it just wasn't me. Find something else to read- (  ) JBroda | Sep 24, 2021 | ) DanielSTJ | Dec 18, 2018 | 3 stars One review that I read for this book called it a ‘costumbrista’. I’d never heard that term, so I looked it up. The literary costumbrismo is a composition that portrays the popular customs of a country or a region. In this case, the region is a German town called Lauscha in the late 19th century. The popular custom, as well as the town’s sole industry is, as the title says, glassblowing. This is the first book of a family saga about the Steinmann sisters who must find a way to support themselves after their father dies. They deal with the customary gender discrimination of their time. This includes not only being underpaid and overworked in the few occupations allowed to them, but also domestic violence and workplace rape. The book supplies many details about the business of glassblowing. I did actually find that interesting. Unfortunately, I never felt myself engaged in the personal lives of this family. It’s possible that the story suffered in translation, but there was too much methodical ‘telling’ and not enough emotional ‘showing’. When one of these sisters made a self destructive decision, I could see the consequences so far in advance that it was tedious to continue reading. The fortuitous spurts of good luck and success were also predictable. I won’t be reading the other books in this series. (  ) msjudy | Aug 30, 2017 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
In the village of Lauscha in Germany, things have been done the same way for centuries. The men blow the glass, and the women decorate and pack it. But when Joost Steinmann passes away unexpectedly one September night, his three daughters must learn to fend for themselves. While feisty Johanna takes a practical approach to looking for work, Ruth follows her heart, aiming to catch the eye of a handsome young villager. But it is dreamy, quiet Marie who has always been the most captivated by the magic--and sparkling possibilities--of the craft of glassblowing. As the spirited sisters work together to forge a brighter future for themselves on their own terms, they learn not only how to thrive in a man's world, but how to remain true to themselves--and their hearts--in the process. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — Carregando...GênerosClassificação decimal de Dewey (CDD)833.92Literature German literature and literatures of related languages German fiction Modern period (1900-) 1990-Classificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos E.U.A. (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (3.53)
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