Peace by Chocolate by Jon Tattrie

Peace by Chocolate by Jon Tattrie

Finalist, Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction Finalist, Taste Canada Awards (Culinary Narratives) Nominated for 3 Gourmand Awards A National Bestseller A Hill Times Top 100 Selection February 2016. Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Tareq Hadhad was worried about his father: Isam did not know what to do with his life. Before the war began in Syria, Isam had run a chocolate company for over twenty years. But that life was gone now. The factory was destroyed, and he and his family had spent three years in limbo as refugees before coming to Canada. So, in an unfamiliar kitchen in a small town, Isam began to make chocolate again. This remarkable book tells the extraordinary story of the Hadhad family — Isam, his wife Shahnaz, and their sons and daughters — and the founding of the chocolatier, Peace by Chocolate. From the devastation of the Syrian civil war, through their life as refugees in Lebanon, to their arrival in a small town in Atlantic Canada, Peace by Chocolate is the story of one family. It is also the story of the people of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and so many towns across Canada, who welcomed strangers and helped them face the challenges of settling in an unfamiliar land.

"Jon Tattrie expertly weaves the extraordinary story of the Hadhad family’s journey from Syria to Canada with a portrayal of the Antigonish community that came together to support themPeace by Chocolate is a timely tale of triumph, a story about the gift of community and the power of determination, and one family’s passion for chocolate. We need more heartwarming stories like this, especially today." -- Ayelet Tsabari, author of The Art of Leaving
"An important, compassionate book, which everyone should read. It will change how you think about Syrian refugees. Peace by Chocolate will open your heart and mind and move you to reach out to people in need. This is a book about never losing hope." -- Tima Kurdi, author of The Boy on the Beach

Jon Tattrie is a writer and editor who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He holds a master’s degree in writing from the University of King’s College, spent 15 years reporting for CBC News, and is a past editor of Atlantic Books Today. He is the author of two novels and eight works of non-fiction, including To Leave A Warrior Behind: The Life and Stories of Charles R. Saunders, Daniel Paul: Mi'kmaw Elder, and the bestsellers The Hermit of Africville and Peace by Chocolate. Tattrie’s writing has been published in The Globe and Mail, Chronicle Herald, Canadian Geographic, Saltscapes, and Progress Magazine, and he has appeared on numerous radio and television programs. He followed the Hadhads’ story from the day Tareq arrived in Canada, first speaking to Tareq on the day Tareq and his father met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016. Tattrie was captivated by Tareq’s joy after so much loss and worked with Tareq and the Hadhads to write Peace by Chocolate to capture that hope. Find Jon Tattrie online at jontattrie.ca.

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ISBN 13	9781773101897
ISBN 10	1773101897
Title	Peace by Chocolate
Author	Jon Tattrie
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Goose Lane Editions
Year published	2020-10-06
Number of pages	216
Prizes	Winner of A Hill Times Top 100 Selection 2020 (Canada), Short-listed for Dartmouth Book Award for Non-Fiction 2021 (Canada), Short-listed for Taste Canada Awards (Culinary Narratives) 2021 (Canada), Nominated for Gourmand Award (Subject, Chocolate) 2022 (Spain), Nominated for Gourmand Award (Charity, North America Fun Raising) 2022 (Spain), Nominated for Gourmand Award (Charity, Peace) 2022 (Spain)
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