Letters to Camondo av Edmund De Waal

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<p><b>From the author of the bestselling phenomenon <i>The Hare with Amber Eyes</i></b><br><br><i>As you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by </i><i>accident. I know your street rather well.</i><br><br> The Camondos lived just a few doors away from Edmund de Waal''s forebears. Like de Waal''s family, they were part of belle ¿que high society. They were also targets of anti-Semitism.<br><br>Count Mo¿ 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.<br><br><b>''Illuminating... A wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea''</b><i><b>Guardian</b></i><br><br><b><i>''Letters to Camondo</i> immerses you in another age</b>... <b>Dazzling''</b><i><b>Financial Times</b></i></p>