Thoroughly enjoyed this book, more than I expected. The author did a great job capturing her father's personality: a big-hearted, charismatic foodie with his dreams and his complex longing for his family back in Jordan. On the other hand, her mother is a somewhat hazy figure, and I wish to learn a little bit more about her - how is it like to be married to such a man, how she felt to be uprooted and moved to a foreign country... But overall it's a wonderful, heart-warming book about a girl and her love-hate relationship with her father and her bi-cultural root.

The book also makes me hungry for Jordanian food. Sadly I yelped but couldn't find any restaurant in my neighborhood. There is a couple of Persian restaurants and Middle Eastern places that serve the usual kabobs, hummus, falafel, but in this book there are so many dishes I haven't heard of, and they all sound so delicious. And oh yes, I definitely want to try a Fattoush salad.

Somehow my first copy never did make it to eicuthbertson even though address was correct. Hopefully this second copy makes it successfully.

Thank you so much, azuki. I really appreciate your finding and sending another copy of this book. I'm looking forward to reading it. I will watch for the Fattoush salad in the book and in Vancouver too.

Great read! Enjoyed this - twice now. Thanks, Azuki!

Releasing at the Lower Mainland Bookcrossing Meetup tonight.

Picked up at the Bookcrossing meetup tonight. Advance reader’s edition. Lent to my mom, she adored it!

Bringing to a Bookcrossing meetup.