In 1910, Agnes Carter makes the wrong choice in marriage. After years as an independent woman, she is now subject to the whims of an abusive husband. But when glassblower Ignace Novak reignites Agnes's passion, Agnes begins to imagine a different life. Her son, Edward, wants to be a man of faith but struggles with the complexities of the world while apprenticing at a stained-glass studio. In 1986, Edward's child, Novak is an acrobatic window washer,...

Reluctantly agreeing to organize a children's benefit at which a rock-star ex-lover is performing, renowned glassblower Sheila Crispin finds her efforts complicated by her clashes with a fellow organizer, her best friend's catering mishaps, and a new relationship.

Venice, 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic, and Venetian mirriors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council of Ten, the glassblowers of Murano are virutally imprisoned on their island in the lagoon. But the greatest of the artists, Corradino Manin, sells his methods and his soul to Louis XIV of France to protect his secret daughter. In the present day, his descendent, Leonara Manin, leaves London for...