{"product_id":"letters-to-camondo-edmund-de-waal-9781784744311-edmund-de-waal-9781784744311","title":"Letters to Camondo","description":"\u003cp\u003eA haunting sequence of imagined letters to the Count de Camondo -- the owner of a Parisian palace filled with beautiful objects, turned into a memorial for his lost son -- by the bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'*A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Consistently illuminating... considered, compassionate and appreciative... This book is a wonderful tribute to a family and to an idea' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e63 rue de Monceau, Paris\n\u003cbr\u003eDear friend,\n\u003cbr\u003eAs you may have guessed by now, I am not in your house by accident. I know your street rather well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCount Moise de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Like the Ephrussi, the Camondos were part of belle epoque high society. They were also targets of anti-semitism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCamondo created a spectacular house and filled it with the greatest private collection of French eighteenth-century art for his son to inherit. But when Nissim was killed in the First World War, it became a memorial and, on the Count's death, was bequeathed to France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Musee Nissim de Camondo has remained unchanged since 1936. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story. In a haunting series of letters addressed to the Count, he tells us what happened next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Letters to Camondo immerses you in another age... de Waal creates a dazzling picture of what it means to live graciously' Financial Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edmund de Waal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43174483788019,"sku":"9781784744311","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9781784744311.jpg?v=1662065281","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/letters-to-camondo-edmund-de-waal-9781784744311-edmund-de-waal-9781784744311","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}