Crescent by Diana Abu Jaber
An unforgettable tale of food, love and geography.Sirine is thirty-nine. She is half-Iraqi and half-American. Her parents were aid workers who were killed in Africa when she was nine; Sirine was raised in Los Angeles by her Iraqi-born uncle, a professor at the local university and an endless source of fabulous tales of jinns, sheiks and Bedouins.Sirine is a breathtaking golden-haired beauty, and also an exquisitely gifted cook at Cafe Nadia, a Middle Eastern neighbourhood restaurant when homesick ex-pats crowd its tiny tables to drink coffee and savour her perfectly spiced food. Sirine is loved by all, but she has never been in love herself; it's her uncle's dearest wish that she will fall for the dashing new professor in the Near Eastern Studies Department, Hanif Al Eyad, a political exile from Baghdad, longing for home. It is at Cafe Nadia that Sirine and Hanif finally fall in love; their relationship is steeped in the scents, flavours and textures of Sirine's cooking. But Sirine never quite feels that she has been admitted fully to Hanif's life; is she not Arab enough, not Muslim enough, too American?CRESCENT tells the story of the love affair between Sirine and Hanif, in all its complicated glory and heartbreaking sadness. In a rich, poignant and romantic novel, Diana Abu-Jaber has created unforgettable characters and a compelling story.
TEST Diana Abu-Jaber's family emigrated to the US via Jordan. She is a journalist and food critic and lives in Oregon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330413282 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330413287 |
| Title | Crescent |
| Author | Diana Abu Jaber |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2003-06-20 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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