Peace by Chocolate : the Hadhad family's remarkable journey from Syria to Canada.

Title
Peace by Chocolate : the Hadhad family's remarkable journey from Syria to Canada.

Personal Author EPSB
Jon, Tattrie

Summary
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, this 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. Residence: Halifax, N.S.

Year Published
2020

Physical Description
211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Personal Subject
Hadhad, Isam

Corporate Subject
Peace by Chocolate (Firm)
 
Peace by Chocolate (Firm) -- History

Subject
Syrians -- Nova Scotia -- Antigonish -- Biography
 
Refugees -- Nova Scotia -- Antigonish -- Biography
 
Confectioners -- Nova Scotia -- Antigonish -- Biography
 
Syrian Canadians -- Nova Scotia -- Antigonish -- Biography

Summary
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, this 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. Residence: Halifax, N.S.

ISBN
9781773101897

Publisher
Fredericton, New Brunswick : Goose Lane Editions, 2020.
 
©2020


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Kate Chegwin971.6 TATBook30574000634947Non-Fiction