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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

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by Edmund de Waal

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What was your interest in reading The Hare with Amber Eyes? I read it because someone had recommended it and it was on my reading list. It took me a long time to read, as I was not that interested in the minutiae of the author's family. Perhaps it is because I do not normally read biography. I found the parts about the artists in Paris and the history of the times to be interesting.
Sarah I'm reading it for book club, and I was more interested in the idea of it than the actual book. I'm having a hard time keeping up any sort of interest…moreI'm reading it for book club, and I was more interested in the idea of it than the actual book. I'm having a hard time keeping up any sort of interest in the level of minututae the author is going into. Hope it picks up.(less)
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Can somebody help me? I forgot how the netsukes eventually ended up at Iggie. I know the maid smuggled them away but I forgot the part in between that and Iggie in Japan. Thanks!
Anne Anna, Emmy's maid, was able to save them while she was forced under the Nazi's to help pack up the Ephrussi family possessions. She hid them in her ma…moreAnna, Emmy's maid, was able to save them while she was forced under the Nazi's to help pack up the Ephrussi family possessions. She hid them in her mattress and then after the war, when Elizabeth (Emmy's oldest daughter) was able to return to Vienna, Anna gave them back to her and Elizabeth took them to England. Elizabeth gave them to Iggie, her brother who took them to Japan when he started working there.(less)
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