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Crescent

Diana Abu-Jaber

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PAn Arab-American iChocolat/imdash;a sensual blend of food, love and longing.brbrHalf-Iraqi, half-American Sirine is a cook at Nadia's Cafe, which draws the neighborhood's Arab students, expatriates, and exiles. All are hungry for quot;real true Arab foodquot; and connection to their homes. One is Hanif Al Eyad, a new hire in the Near Eastern Studies Department at the university who fled Iraq as a young man. Sirine and Han fall in love over food#58; a baklava they make together, delicate lamb dishes, hummus glistening with olive oil.brbrPopulated by colorful and memorable charactersmdash;the lovely Sirine; the handsome Han; Sirine's story-telling uncle, whose fantastic fables are woven into the novel; a poet named Aziz; Nadia and her daughter Mireillemdash;iCrescent/i explores the universal themes of love and loyalty to countries old and new, to those left behind, and to tradition. Some of the characters are learning to live in one country and let go of another, and some are notmdash;a fact that sparks a surprising ending.

Pages: 1

Format: Audio CD

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Release: April 07, 2003

ISBN: 1437647170

ISBN 13: 9781437647174

Crescent

Diana Abu-Jaber

0/5 ( ratings)

PAn Arab-American iChocolat/imdash;a sensual blend of food, love and longing.brbrHalf-Iraqi, half-American Sirine is a cook at Nadia's Cafe, which draws the neighborhood's Arab students, expatriates, and exiles. All are hungry for quot;real true Arab foodquot; and connection to their homes. One is Hanif Al Eyad, a new hire in the Near Eastern Studies Department at the university who fled Iraq as a young man. Sirine and Han fall in love over food#58; a baklava they make together, delicate lamb dishes, hummus glistening with olive oil.brbrPopulated by colorful and memorable charactersmdash;the lovely Sirine; the handsome Han; Sirine's story-telling uncle, whose fantastic fables are woven into the novel; a poet named Aziz; Nadia and her daughter Mireillemdash;iCrescent/i explores the universal themes of love and loyalty to countries old and new, to those left behind, and to tradition. Some of the characters are learning to live in one country and let go of another, and some are notmdash;a fact that sparks a surprising ending.

Pages: 1

Format: Audio CD

Publisher: HighBridge Company

Release: April 07, 2003

ISBN: 1437647170

ISBN 13: 9781437647174

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