Charming. * The Daily Mail * Wonderful account of the story of amber. -- Phillip Adams * Late Night Live on ABC * This timely and powerful book is more than an enticing travelogue or a paean to amber. -- Sue Gaisford * 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. -- Ian Thomson, author of The Dead Yard: Tales of Modern Jamaica Artfully woven into these stories is a contemporary travelogue of [Schuler's] experience; a poetic memoir of his experience of constantly moving through these landscapes -- Rachel Lichtenstein, author of Estuary and Rodinsky's Room An excellent book, and perfect holiday reading. Deeply moving. * Edward Biddulph, Oxford Archaeology * Schuler is the perfect guide to this complex history. -- Vanora Bennett * Vanora Bennett *