Author:
Cristina Caboni
Publishing house:
Garzanti
Publication date:
03-10-2023
The blown glass swells as it waits to take shape-it is almost like magic, and when the wonder is realized, Juliet feels strong and safe. Her family members always make her feel out of place, they do not accept her world of creativity, because for them the most important thing is rationality. That is why they do not want her to leave for Murano, where she has been admitted to the most prestigious glassmaking school in the world. But Juliet hears no reasons except those of the heart, and she will not give up the opportunity to fulfill her greatest dream, even if it means being alone on the other side of the ocean. With her she carries an amulet, a crystal necklace that the family nanny entrusted to her whispering mysterious words, “She is yours, because you look so much like her.” Juliet has no idea what it means, but as she arrives on the colorful canal-crossed island, she feels the jewel gives her the strength to face a challenge in which there is no shortage of hostility and prejudice because she is the only girl admitted. Most of all, it makes her forget her fear of not measuring up. What she never expected is that in one of the crystal beads is set the same coat of arms that stands out on the building that houses the furnace. There is a secret he must uncover. A secret that ties his family to a diary that holds ingenious formulas for working with glass and to a Murano woman who lived in the last century. Helping her is Marcus, the school principal: together they will get lost among the enchanted calli in search of
Of the past, but mostly in search of themselves.