Here is “the netsuke book”, (see video for this to make sense!) in which celebrated potter Edmund de Waal traces the path of these small carved Japanese objects through his family, while imparting a gripping history of 20th-century Europe.
I try to unpick what the netsuke mean to each member of the family in turn, and read out the astonishing moment of their hiding with Anna.
More info about Emily’s walking book club is on our substack: emilyswalkingbookclub.substack.com
Next book is Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, on Sunday 24 & Monday 25 April.
Our May walk will be a Ukraine fundraiser, discussing Andrey Kurkov’s Death and the Penguin.
Have you read The Hare with Amber Eyes? What did you think of it? How about the Elisabeth de Waal books? Love to hear your comments below 👇