Venice. A sparkling diamond in the crown of the Mediterranean. A city famous not only for its canals and palaces, but also for its skilled craftsmen. 17th century. The talented glassblower Corradino Manin invents a method for making mirrors. Similar mirrors, which are worth their weight in gold, are not found in any royal palace in Europe. Therefore, the masters and their secrets are strictly guarded by the sinister Council of Ten, ruling the Venetian Republic. His hometown becomes a prison for Corradino, and he plans to escape...Our time. Leonora Manin, after a difficult divorce process, leaves England for Venice, the city where she was born. Leonora hopes that getting in touch with her roots will help her start a new life. She is a direct descendant of the famous glassblower from Murano. But sinister secrets from the past stand in her way... For the first time in Russian, Marina Fiorato’s debut novel has become an international bestseller!