{"product_id":"9781787334311","title":"The Crystal Vase","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Astrid Goldsmith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction | Graphic novels: true stories \u0026amp; non-fiction | Local interest, family history \u0026amp; nostalgia\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Jonathan Cape) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 208 pages \u003cbr\u003e247mm x 178mm x 24mm | 818g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliant, witty and endlessly inventive' Joe Dunthorne, author of SubmarineA road-trip across Europe and back in time: the debut graphic memoir from the prize-winning author of A Funeral In Freiburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her imperious, chain-smoking German Jewish grandmother dies, it falls to Astrid and her father to drive a hire van to the Black Forest and collect the family heirlooms from Gisela's nicotine-stained apartment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Freiburg, they are faced with several lifetimes’ worth of belongings to sort through - infested Persian rugs, mysterious photographs, a toy monkey that started a marriage - and a grasping landlord, impatient to renovate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the list of demands from uncles, sisters and cousins grows longer, the rabbit-holes of history and memory grow deeper. Long-buried secrets and tales of survival are revealed - from Nazi Germany to colonial Africa - and old feuds are reignited, as father and daughter struggle with the responsibility of preserving the family legacy. More importantly, will they be able to fit everything into a medium wheel-base transit van?Funny, bittersweet and beautifully drawn, The Crystal Vase is an odyssey of family arguments, identity crises, and late discoveries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56494774649207,"sku":"9781787334311","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781787334311.jpg?v=1767961870","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781787334311","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}