De Waal, Edmund.

The hare with amber eyes : a hidden inheritance / Edmund de Waal. - 1st American ed. - New York : Vintage books, 2010. - 354 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Booklist starred, August 2010 Publisher's Weekly, May 2010 Kirkus Review, May 2010 Booklist starred Publisher's Weekly Kirkus Review

Recounts the history of the Ephrussis family during the tumultuous events of the twentieth century, intertwined with the story behind a collection of netsuke that was smuggled away by a loyal maid when family members were imprisoned or scattered and their books are art were confiscated by Nazis.

Adult Follett Library Resources. Adult.

9780099539551 0374105979 (trade)

2010025539


De Waal, Edmund--Family.
Ephrussi, Charles, 1849-1905 --Art collections.
De Waal, Edmund--Family.
Ephrussi, Charles, 1849-1905 --Art collections.


Netsukes--Private collections.
Netsukes--Art collections.

HG1552.E64 / D49 2010 NK6050 / .D42 2010

909.04924/0092/2