THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES: A HIDDEN INHERITANCE – EDMUND DE WAAL

**WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD** Edmund de Waal uncovers the history of a family through a turbulent century through 264 objects. 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 fin de siecle 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 Sunday Times The most brilliant book I ve read for years… A rich tale of the pleasure and pains of what it is to be human Daily Telegraph **ONE OF THE GUARDIAN S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY*