{"product_id":"9780099575986","title":"The White Road : A Journey Into Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): de Waal, Edmund \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/01\/1800,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099575986,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gripping story of the lure of porcelain, or 'white gold', from the Number One bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e** A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller ** 'Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first' A handful of clay from a Chinese hillside carries a promise: that mixed with the right materials, it might survive the fire of the kiln, and fuse into porcelain - translucent, luminous, white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acclaimed writer and potter Edmund de Waal sets out on a quest - a journey that begins in the dusty city of Jingdezhen in China and travels on to Venice, Versailles, Dublin, Dresden, the Appalachian Mountains of South Carolina and the hills of Cornwall to tell the history of porcelain. Along the way, he meets the witnesses to its creation; those who were inspired, made rich or heartsick by it, and the many whose livelihoods, minds and bodies were broken by this obsession. It spans a thousand years and reaches into some of the most tragic moments of recent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In these intimate and compelling encounters with the people and landscapes who made porcelain, Edmund de Waal enriches his understanding of this rare material, the 'white gold' he has worked with for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is a haunting book, a book that amasses itself piece by piece, gaining in weight.' Olivia Laing, New Statesman'A mighty achievement' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697962319916,"sku":"9780099575986","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780099575986.jpg?v=1722609387","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780099575986","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}