The Hare with Amber Eyes: Edmund de Waal

The history of a family through 264 objects - set against a turbulent century - from an acclaimed writer and potter **WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD** 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces the netsuke's journey through generations of his remarkable family against the backdrop of a tumultuous century. 'You have in your hands a masterpiece' 'The most brilliant book. I've read for years... A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human'
'A complex and beautiful book' Diana Athill 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**