A face like glass book6/30/2023 ![]() But most curiously, the people of Caverna are born with faces that are blank canvases they must be taught expressions by Facesmiths, choosing them out of catalogues and paying handsomely for the service. ![]() Wine can improve or obliterate your memory, Perfume controls thoughts, and Cheese can give you visions of the future - or explode. Imagine a clear box full of interlocking gears and springs and pulleys - you can follow all their movements, trace every tooth's bite, but what it produces in chimes or bursts of colour and light are mysteries to surprise and delight you.Ĭaverna is an underground world of crafts so masterful they're also magical. It's perfect in the way that excellent clockwork is perfect: intricate, precise, and hiding all its marvels in plain sight. Let me begin by stating that this is a perfect book. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Face Like Glass Author Frances Hardinge ![]()
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