Hardcover, 304 pages
Published Feb. 3, 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
The Colour of Heaven
by James Runcie
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 of Abraham, in search of the perfect colour blue, the colour of heaven. They travel in search of understanding, sight, love and meaning.
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 of Abraham, in search of the perfect colour blue, the colour of heaven. They travel in search of understanding, sight, love and meaning.
Subjects
- Historical fiction
- Fiction