"The Hare with Amber Eyes" would be a good read for those interested in historical memoirs that are unique and personal. The book's most distinguishing feature is its use of miniature sculptures to tell the story of a family over the course of a tumultuous century. Users may appreciate its elegantly written prose and the author's ability to trace his family's history against the backdrop of major historical events.

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• Costa Book Award for Biography (2010)
• J.R. Ackerley Prize for Autobiography Nominee (2011)
• The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize (2011)
• Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2011)
• Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize Nominee (2011)

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD264 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.

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