Another Age

From the author of the bestselling phenomenon The Hare with Amber EyesAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well. The Camondos lived just a few doors away from Edmund de Waal\'s forebears. Like de Waal\'s family, they were part of belle époque high society. They were also targets of anti-Semitism.Count Moïse de Camondo created a spectacular house filled with art for his son to inherit. Over a century later, de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and, in a haunting series of letters addressed to Camondo, he tells us what happened next.\'Illuminating... A wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea\' Guardian\'Letters to Camondo immerses you in another age... Dazzling\' Financial Times Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 13.2x13.2cm