{"product_id":"9781529114294-letters-to-camondo","title":"Letters to Camondo","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI know your street rather well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Count Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the bestselling phenomenon \u003ci\u003eThe Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eaccident. I know your street rather well.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCount 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Illuminating. A wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Letters to Camondo\u003c\/i\u003e immerses you in another age\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDazzling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944521674849,"sku":"9781529114294","price":8.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32288382.jpg?v=1737126249","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529114294-letters-to-camondo","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}