05733cam a2200541 4500 233797009 TxAuBib 20140806120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780679604518 0679604510 2cd06a0a-11c0-4862-8571-626070bb81bd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 480012 OverDrive (Product ID) 184447 480012 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Vreeland, Susan. Clara and Mr. Tiffany [Libby] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2011. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2732kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. "The book brims with fascinating information about Tiffany's glassmaking and about New York as its gilded age gives way to a more progressive era. ...Vreeland's ability to make this complex historical novel as luminous as a Tiffany lamp is nothing less than remarkable.". Washington Post. "Vreeland's writing is so graceful, her research so exhaustive, that a reader is enfolded in the world of Tiffany and Driscoll....fascinating.". Los Angeles Times. "Vreeland offers a fascinating look at at turn-of-the-century New York City.". People Magazine (4 stars.) "Fascinating.". Newark Star Ledger. "Vreeland has done a good job describing the tensions within the business and between creative artistry and a desire for a personal life... An interesting book about a woman deservedly rescued from obscurity.". Fredericksburg, Va. Free Star. "Who knew Tiffany's iconic lamp was designed by a woman? Perfect fodder for historical novelist Vreeland, who travels back to New York City's Gilded Age to imagine how it all unfolded.". Good Housekeeping. HTML:"As sparkling and alluring as the lost story of the woman who created the famed Tiffany glass lamps, Clara and Mr. Tiffany is a masterpiece of a novel. In it fin de siècle New York jumps to life in all its gaudy and heartbreaking grandeur and opportunities. As much a character study of a city and a time as of a woman, Susan Vreeland shows us the new technology that enabled people to craft the magnificent lamps so sought after today, and the artist's eye of Clara Driscoll that brought them to perfection.". Margaret George. HTML:"For the first time in my long life of reading novels, Susan Vreeland made me cry over the gloryof women's work. Clara and Mr. Tiffany is a noble and necessary book, lest we allow ourselves tobe ignorant of the struggle, courage, and vision of women who have come before us. Readers will never look at a Tiffany lamp or window in the same way again.". HTML:Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Adam & Eve. "[A] beautifully written exploration of the power of art.". HTML:Parade. "Stunning . . . haunting.". HTML:San Francisco Chronicle. "A masterwork.". HTML:The San Diego Union-Tribune. "Vreeland takes the big, bold brush-strokes of Renoir's personal and artistic oeuvre and displays them with her usual vividness in this eponymous novel. . . . Sensual and provocative.". HTML:Baltimore Sun. HTML:NATIONAL BESTSELLER It's 1893, and at the Chicago World's Fair, Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows that he hopes will earn him a place on the international artistic stage. But behind the scenes in his New York studio is the freethinking Clara Driscoll, head of his women's division, who conceives of and designs nearly all of the iconic leaded-glass lamps for which Tiffany will long be remembered. Never publicly acknowledged, Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that she faces as a professional woman. She also yearns for love and companionship, and is devoted in different ways to five men, including Tiffany, who enforces a strict policy: He does not employ married women. Ultimately, Clara must decide what makes her happiest--the professional world of her hands or the personal world of her heart. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReadersCircle.com. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:22. http://lonestardigitalibrary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=2cd06a0a-11c0-4862-8571-626070bb81bd http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/2CD/06A/0A/ClaraandMrTiffanyANovel9780679604518.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2CD06A0A-11C0-4862-8571-626070BB81BD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/2CD/06A/0A/ClaraandMrTiffanyANovel9780679604518.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2CD06A0A-11C0-4862-8571-626070BB81BD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/2CD/06A/0A/ClaraandMrTiffanyANovel9780679604518.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2CD06A0A-11C0-4862-8571-626070BB81BD&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXPLE