The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran

8vo, br. ed, The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran. A moving meditation on love across cultures and the evocative power of food - The Lady A cross-cultural romance with a backdrop of Middle Eastern cuisine. Conveys the fear and excitement experienced by a couple trying to get to know each other in a strictly controlled society - Herald The writing is vivid and sensual, the city of Yazd where she stays comes alive - the people, the streets, the scents, and her description of, among other things, a slaughterhouse is powerful. I wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a film - Sydney Morning Herald The Temporary Bride is a beautifully written window into a world few of us have ever entered: contemporary Iran in all its complexity. Its sprawling cities and street-side eateries come to life, but most vivid is the portrait of ordinary Iranians: cooking, sharing, living, in a world where Westerners are unwelcome. A book for travellers - of the world and the senses - Irish Examiner This is amour sans frontiËres. An adventure in a globalised world. Love laughs at rigorously controlled borders - The Times A moving memoir about love against the odds - Good Housekeeping - Best non-fiction Jennifer Klinec went to Iran looking for food and found forbidden love. She writes about both with equal eloquence and panache. An absorbing, page-turning tale of one strong woman's curiosity and daring that ventures behind Iran's closed doors -- Anya Von Bremzen, author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing Descrizione del libro Moving, fascinating and full of the sights, smells and tastes of Iran,this is a heart-warming tale of love against the o