The colour of heaven

James Runcie

Original title: The Colour of Heaven

first published 2003 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003 hardcover 304 pages

From the author's site (see link): The novel is set mainly in Italy, from 1295 until 1315. An abandoned child is taken in by Theresa, the wife of a glass-maker on the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon. The baby, Paolo, grows up short sighted but has a distinct way of looking at the world. He befriends a painter and sets out on The Silk Route with two friends - Jacopo, a Jew, and Salek, a Muslim - all children o...

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De kleur van de hemel hardcover · 2005 · De kleur van de hemel
The colour of heaven edition · 2004 · Ted Smart · 289 pages
The Colour of Heaven paperback · 2004 · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 320 pages · 9780007119875
The Colour of Heaven hardcover · 2003 · HarperCollins Publishers Ltd · 304 pages · 9780007119868

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