Non-Fiction Pick of the Week: Day of Honey

Day of Honey by Annia Ciezadlo 2011

Love can bring us to places we never expected. Annia Ciezadlo is a New York reporter who falls in love with a fellow American reporter with Middle East origins. When he gets a job as a Middle East bureau chief, Annia goes with him and spends the next several years in Iraq and then Lebanon. Trying to make a home in war torn countries, Annia turns to food for comfort. She explores the history of both Iraqi and Lebanese food and looks at how food is intertwined with family, nationality, love, power, and war. This fast moving account offers both personal stories of Annia’s time abroad, as well as political snapshots that give readers insight into the lives of those who must live in a world of political upheaval.

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