She then writes the family history, beginning in 1741 with the marriage of her mother, Magdaleine, to Matharin Busson, a master glassblower from Chenu a village south of Le Mans. (I read this as an e-book and accidentally skipped the prologue, but I think I prefer it that way as there were some minor spoilers). Published in 1963, the story begins with a prologue, as an elderly woman recounts meeting a long-lost relative who knows nothing about his family of French glassblowers. Loosely based on du Maurier's own ancestors, it's a historical novel about the French revolution as experienced by a the Bussons, a family of glassblowers. When I read that Ali from Heavenali was hosting a Daphne du Maurier reading week I knew I'd be participating - but which book?Īs it happened, I had planned a long weekend in Paris that coincided, so The Glass-Blowers seemed like the perfect choice. I was instantly hooked, but it wasn't until many years later that I realized how many other books du Maurier had written. I've been a big fan of Daphne du Maurier since I was thirteen and my mother let me stay up late with her to watch an adaptation of Rebecca on Masterpiece.
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