Along the Amber Route

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

Sue Gaisford, 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

‘Reveals fascinating tales about amber and its admirers, and shares painful episodes of European history.’

The Times

‘Schüler is the perfect guide to this complex history.’

Vanora Bennett, The Times Literary Supplement

‘Charming.’

Daily Mail

‘Wonderful account of the story of amber.’

Phillip Adams, Late Night Live on ABC

‘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 [Schüler’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