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Peace by Chocolate
Peace by Chocolate: The Hadhad Family's Remarkable Journey from Syria to Canada | Jon Tattrie
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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 Chocolateis 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.
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CindiB
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I am in PEI visiting and plan to move here in the spring. I always love it when you visit a local bookstore and discover a book that you probably wouldn‘t have seen or noticed at home. Such is this book - the inspiring story of the Hadhad family. Successfully Syrian chocolatiers, they fled Syria to come to Canada, where they have become Canadian Chocolatiers. This is lovely, inspiring, poignant, warm and reminds us of what some suffer. 5/5

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llwheeler
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This was my Nova Scotia book for #ReadCanada

I remember the news stories about the Hadhads so when I saw this book, I was curious to check it out and get a fuller story. Overall, a pick for the story, though the writing style is not my jam. I can look past that for the story and the message of peace and community though.

TheKidUpstairs The chocolate is pretty tasty, too! 3y
llwheeler @TheKidUpstairs nice! I'll have to give it a try sometime 3y
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