The writer Daphne du Maurier was descended from a family of glass - blowers in 18th century France .
Daphne du Maurier wrote about Daphne du Maurier 's 's forebears in the 1963 historical novel The Glass - Blowers .
The writer Daphne du Maurier was descended from a family of glass - blowers in 18th century France , and she wrote about her forebears in the 1963 historical novel The Glass - Blowers .