This book is a novel in the fiction genre.
Age: from 15 years
Summary:
Three young sisters who fled Iran at the time of the revolution find refuge in a small, rainy, inward-looking Irish village. They open the Babylon Café there and soon the enchanting scents of cardamom and nigella, roasted almonds and warm honey upset the tranquillity of Ballinacroagh. The locals do not welcome them with open arms, far from it. But the Persian cooking of the three sisters, delicate and fragrant, makes strange seeds germinate in those who taste it. The delicious dill dolma rolls and the baklavas that melt on the tongue, accompanied by a golden tea steeping in its copper samovar, make their dreams blossom and give them the desire to transform their lives. Marsha Mehran drew on her own family history to compose this warm and sensual novel in which cooking plays the leading role.
Here garm and sard, the hot and the cold, sadness and gaiety mingle in an alchemy with the bewitching scent of rosewater and cinnamon. And so that everyone can experience the magic of Persian cooking, a recipe accompanies each chapter of the book.
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