The Munich art hoard - Catherine Hickley

In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs
authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints
and sculptures. When Cornelius Gurlitt's trove became public in November 2013, it
caused a worldwide media sensation. Catherine Hickley has delved into archives and
conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Her book
illuminates a dark period of German history, untangling a web of deceit and silence
that has prevented the heirs of Jewish collectors from recovering art stolen from their
families more than seven decades ago by the Nazis. Hickley recounts the shady history
of the Gurlitt hoard and brings its story right up to date, as 21st-century politicians
and lawyers puzzle over the inadequacies of a legal framework that to this day falls
short in securing justice for the heirs of those robbed by the Nazis.