A GRIPPING TALE OF IMPOSSIBLE LOVE DISCOVER THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED NO.1 ITALIAN BESTSELLER NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ENGLISH Legend speaks of the Maker of Tears a man with eyes like glass who crafts all the fears that dwell in peoples hearts . . . What will it take for starcrossed orphans Nica and Rigel to face him and his creationsGrowing up within the walls of Graves Orphanage Nicas imagination burned with fantastical stories. Including that of The Tearsmith a mysterious craftsman guilty of having forged all the fears and anxieties in the world.When at seventeen shes adopted by Mr and Mrs Mulligan Nica thinks shes leaving her world of dark fairy tales behind her.But the Mulligans also adopt Rigel an orphan who is as mesmerising and handsome as he is troubled. They share a past filled with grief and isolation and the evergentle Nica starts to fall for her forbidden love.However it isnt long until the fears and the darkness of her childhood threaten to unravel her future.Can Nica find the courage to embrace the futureForget her pastAnd fall for her secret loveNo. 1 Italian bestseller Il Librario