Along the Amber Route by C Schler

Along the Amber Route by C Schler

Following the Amber Route from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, C.J. Schuler charts the origins of amber, the myths and legends that have grown around it, and the dazzling artefacts crafted from it and traded along the way.

Charming

* The Daily Mail *

Wonderful account of the story of amber.

* Late Night Live on ABC *

This timely and powerful book is more than an enticing travelogue or a paean to amber.

* The Financial Times *

Packed with intriguing diversions through former Soviet states, the author's journey begins in St Petersburg's Amber Room and intertwines with the story of his grandfather's flight from Nazi Germany.

* Lonely Planet *

A rich and rewarding read, providing a kaleidoscopic multi-layered view of Central Europe.’

* BookBlast *

Crisp, quirky dialogue and incisive scene-sketching [...] full of incident and anecdote and the oddest facts imaginable. Pure pleasure.

Artfully woven into these stories is a contemporary travelogue of [Schüler’s] experience; a poetic memoir of his experience of constantly moving through these landscapes

An excellent book, and perfect holiday reading. Deeply moving.

* Edward Biddulph, Oxford Archaeology *

Schüler is the perfect guide to this complex history.

* Vanora Bennett *

C.J. Schüler is the author of three illustrated histories of cartography: Mapping the World, Mapping the City and Mapping the Sea and Stars and co-author of the best-selling Traveller’s Atlas. His most recent book, Writers, Lovers, Soldiers, Spies: A History of the Authors’ Club of London, 1891–2016 was published in November 2016.

He has also written on literature, travel and the arts for The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, The Tablet, The Financial Times and the New Statesman. He was chairman of the Authors’ Club from 2008 to 2015.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781912240913
ISBN 10	1912240912
Title	Along the Amber Route
Author	C Schler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Sandstone Press Ltd
Year published	2020-02-27
Number of pages	352
Prizes	Short-listed for BOOKMARK Book of the Year 2020 (UK)., Short-listed for Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021 (UK), Long-listed for JQ Wingate Prize 2021 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.