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.'-p. But it is dreamy, quiet Marie who has always been the most captivated by the magic and sparkling possibilities of the craft of glassblowing. 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 when glassblower Joost Steinmann passes away unexpectedly one September night, his three daughters must learn to fend for themselves. The men blow the glass, and the women decorate and pack it. |a 'In the village of Lauscha in Germany, things have been done the same way for centuries. |a First published in 2003 by Ullstein in Berlin as Die Glasbläserin. The American Lady: 2 (The Glassblower Trilogy, 2) by Durst-Benning, Petra at. |a Las Vegas, NV : |b AmazonCrossing, |c 2014. So … after the death of their father my three sisters – Johanna, Marie and Ruth – were practically penniless.|a The glassblower : |b the glassblower trilogy / |c Petra Durst-Benning translated from German by Samuel Willcocks. The woman traditionally decorated or painted it. My least favorite part of the book is unfortuna. The history of nineteenth century Germany and descriptions of glassblowing are fascinating.

The problem is: Only men are allowed to blow glass. The Glassblower by Petra Durst-Benning is the story of the Steinmann sisters - Johanna, Ruth, and Marie attempting to survive after the death of their father. They made glasses, glass pearls, glass animals and other things out of glass. There people have lived for hundreds of years from the art of blowing glass. First the Glassblower-trilogy, then the Centurywind-trilogy and in 2020 the brandnew 'Photographers Saga' - Petras success in America is unbroken. They live in a little German village high up in the mountains, it is calles Lauscha. – It is a story about three sisters who have to deal with life on their own, after their father’s sudden death. – Your last book The Glassblower is an English language debut for you. Petra will be our special guest just a day before the official release. The readers gave very positive opinions for the book (av.

Her Novel The Glassblower reached Top 3 in Amazon’s best selling ranks just week before it’s official premiere, set for November 1.

Petra Durst-Benning’s English language debut is amazing.