Kutchinsky's Egg

‘A heady mix of intimate family memoir, refugee history and exploration of the gilded world of fine jewellery, Kutchinsky’s Egg is a thrilling read. At its heart, is a daughter’s bold and extraordinary quest to understand her father. This is a mesmerising tale, beautifully told. I could not put it down’ – Ariana Neumann, New York Times bestselling author of When Time Stopped
‘Vulnerable, questing and uniquely moving, Kutchinsky’s Egg is a sparkling story of loss, love and redemption’ – Dan Richards, author of Outpost and Overnight
‘Kutchinsky’s Egg is a wild and fascinating trip, a vivid story of a father’s obsession and a daughter’s love, but it also explores how we live with our emotional inheritances, and how we ultimately make peace with them’ – Octavia Bright, broadcaster and author of This Ragged Grace
‘Rich in details, sharp in suspense and devastating in its revelations. This is a jewel of a thriller – impossible to put down’ – Carol Woolton, author of If Jewels Could Talk
‘A memoir of fixations, big diamonds, big money, big ambitions, fur coats and grand houses, a pushy matriarch, love and loss, internecine melees, the rise and fall of a family of skilled and aesthetically incomparable Jewish jewellers in Britain. The writing is both intimate and dramatic. The storyteller confides in the reader as she unearths buried truths, secrets and lies. Utterly brilliant’ – Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, columnist for The i Paper and the Evening Standard
‘Primed to seduce just about anybody who picks [it] up. [Serena Kutchinsky] comes from a family packed with story-worthy characters, people whose innate sense of drama she has clearly inherited and spun into an irresistible saga’ – Laura Miller * Slate *
‘A tortured saga of feuds, betrayals and unsavory business dealings. Her tireless research and her bravery in facing her family’s weaknesses and dishonesty is impressive. … The story is compelling’ * Wall Street Journal *
‘Kutchinsky’s Egg is a brightly painted tale, with everything you could want from a book about a dynasty of jewellers: safes stuffed with hash, armed robbers in monkey masks, private investigators, legal battles, secret affairs’ – Sunday Times
‘A spellbinding debut … The author unearths the story with a journalist’s doggedness and a novelist’s flair for detail, bravely seeking answers to childhood mysteries many would leave unsolved. This is riveting’ – Publishers Weekly Starred Review
An extraordinary family story and a strange, poignant portrait of obsession – Sophie Elmhirst, author of Maurice and Maralyn
‘Kutchinsky’s Egg is a brave and searching excavation of family myth and buried grief. With bold curiosity and palpable heart, Serena Kutchinsky traces how loss, obsession and silence can shape a destiny — and what it costs to tell the truth about the people we love. This is a memoir about inheritance in all its forms: the stories thrust upon us, the wounds we must carry, and the hard, luminous work of remaking truth from the wreckage left behind’ – Sophie Haydock, author of The Flames
‘Primed to seduce just about anybody who picks [it] up. [Serena Kutchinsky] comes from a family packed with story-worthy characters, people whose innate sense of drama she has clearly inherited and spun into an irresistible saga’ – Laura Miller * Slate *
‘A tortured saga of feuds, betrayals and unsavory business dealings. Her tireless research and her bravery in facing her family’s weaknesses and dishonesty is impressive. … The story is compelling’ * Wall Street Journal *
‘Kutchinsky’s Egg is a brightly painted tale, with everything you could want from a book about a dynasty of jewellers: safes stuffed with hash, armed robbers in monkey masks, private investigators, legal battles, secret affairs’ – Sunday Times
‘A spellbinding debut … The author unearths the story with a journalist’s doggedness and a novelist’s flair for detail, bravely seeking answers to childhood mysteries many would leave unsolved. This is riveting’ – Publishers Weekly Starred Review
An extraordinary family story and a strange, poignant portrait of obsession – Sophie Elmhirst, author of Maurice and Maralyn
‘Kutchinsky’s Egg is a brave and searching excavation of family myth and buried grief. With bold curiosity and palpable heart, Serena Kutchinsky traces how loss, obsession and silence can shape a destiny — and what it costs to tell the truth about the people we love. This is a memoir about inheritance in all its forms: the stories thrust upon us, the wounds we must carry, and the hard, luminous work of remaking truth from the wreckage left behind’ – Sophie Haydock, author of The Flames

Serena Kutchinsky is an award-winning journalist who has held senior editorial roles at Sky News, BBC News, the Sunday Times, and Newsweek. She is now Head of News at the i Paper, where she oversees reporting at the intersection of politics, society, and power. A seasoned public speaker, she regularly hosts festival panels and serves as a judge for leading media awards. She lives in London with her husband and two children, and curates an Instagram account devoted to the legacy of the House of Kutchinsky. Kutchinsky’s Egg is her first book.

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