{"product_id":"the-white-road-a-journey-into-obsession","title":"The White Road: A Journey Into Obsession","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e de Waal, Edmund\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e VINTAGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 30-06-2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099575986\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e The gripping story of the lure of porcelain, or 'white gold', from the Number One bestselling author of The Hare with Amber Eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n** A Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller **\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Other things in the world are white but for me porcelain comes first\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAcclaimed 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'This is a haunting book, a book that amasses itself piece by piece, gaining in weight.' Olivia Laing, New Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n'A mighty achievement' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780099575986\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.0 x 1.1 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VINTAGE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66561484489008,"sku":"Trans_9780099575986","price":577.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/819axPjQAqL.jpg?v=1776442300","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-white-road-a-journey-into-obsession","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}