The Glass Painter's Daughter
Uncover an extraordinary love story from the million-copy bestselling author of The Hidden Years
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3.9 • 21 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the million-copy Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping and moving story about family secrets, unrequited love, reconciliation and renewal.
SECRETS FROM THE PAST, UNRAVELLING IN THE PRESENT . . .
In a tiny stained-glass shop hidden in the backstreets of Westminster lies the cracked, sparkling image of an angel.
The owners of Minster Glass have also been broken: Fran Morrison's mother died when she was a baby; a painful event never mentioned by her difficult, secretive father Edward. Fran left home to pursue a career in foreign cities, as a classical musician. But now Edward is dangerously ill and it's time to return.
Taking her father's place in the shop, she and his craftsman Zac accept a beguiling commission - to restore a shattered glass picture of an exquisite angel belonging to a local church. As they reassemble the dazzling shards of coloured glass, they uncover an extraordinary love story from the Victorian past, sparked by the window's creation. Slowly, Fran begins to see her own reflection in its themes of passion, tragedy and redemption.
Fran's journey will lead her on a search for the truth about her mother, through mysteries of past times and the anguish of unrequited love, to reconciliation and renewal.
Praise for Rachel Hore's novels:
‘A tour de force. Rachel's Paris is rich, romantic, exotic and mysterious’ JUDY FINNIGAN
‘An elegiac tale of wartime love and secrets’ Telegraph
‘A richly emotional story, suspenseful and romantic, but unflinching in its portrayal of the dreadful reality and legacy of war’ Book of the Week, Sunday Mirror
'Pitched perfectly for a holiday read' Guardian
'Engrossing, pleasantly surprising and throughly readable' SANTA MONTEFIORE
'A beautifully written and magical novel about life, love and family' CATHY KELLY
Customer Reviews
The glass painter's daughter
Compelling reading. Couldn't put it down.
Heart warming!!
I had gotten this book on one of the Starbucks "Pick of the Week" cards and just downloaded it as it was free. At first glance I thought to myself that I would never read it, that it looked like a quite "flowery" or "flouncy" book. However, it turned out to be a classic case of "don't judge a book by its cover". I would now say that this is one of the best books I have read in a long while. It has a clever mix of humorous and touching moments. Hore achieved the perfect balance of emotions, sometimes I'd find myself chuckling away and other times I'd have a tear in my eye. I also found Hore's style very easy to read. Some authors can seem stuck-up or quite melancholy and can put you off a book immediately, but Hore draws you into the story from the offset leaving you never wanting to put the book down again. I would, without doubt recommend this book to anyone, I simply can't wait to read another of Hore's books.