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Family history is the main theme. In "The Hare with Amber Eyes," Edmund de Waal is ostensibly in search of a collection of Japanese art but in reality he is in search of his family's history. While tracing the journey of the netsuke collection through various family owners and locations through the years, Edmund uncovers the lives and fates of distant ancestors starting with Charles Ephrussi who was the original owner of the netsuke collection. The reader experiences the unfolding history of this large and prominent family as Edmund discovers letters, journals and newspaper clippings about his family.