{"product_id":"jasmine-and-fire-a-bittersweet-year-in-beirut-paperback","title":"Jasmine and Fire: A Bittersweet Year in Beirut - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalma Abdelnour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Beirut exploded with the bombs and violence of a ruthless civil war in the '80s, a nine-year-old Salma Abdelnour and her family fled Lebanon to start a new life in the States. Ever since then--even as she built a thriving career as a food and travel writer in New York City--Salma has had a hunch that Beirut was still her home. She kept dreaming of moving back--and finally decided to do it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut could she resume her life in Beirut, so many years after her family moved away? Could she, or anyone for that matter, ever really go home again? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJasmine and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is Salma's poignant and humorous journey of trying to resettle in Beirut and fumbling through the new realities of life in one of the world's most complex, legendary, ever-vibrant, ever-troubled cities. What's more, in a year of roiling changes around the Middle East and the rise of the Arab Spring, Salma found herself in the midst of the turmoil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs she comes to grips with all the changes in her life--a love left behind in New York and new relationships blossoming in Beirut--Salma takes comfort in some of Lebanon's enduring traditions, particularly its extraordinary food culture. Through the sights, sounds, and flavors of a city full of beauty, tragedy, despair, and hope, Salma slowly begins to reconnect with the place she's longed for her entire life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalma Abdelnour is a writer and editor based in New York City. She has been the travel editor of \u003ci\u003eFood \u0026amp; Wine, \u003c\/i\u003e the food editor of \u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and the restaurant editor of \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.99 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52985244942643,"sku":"9780307885944","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/RHwZmnYegO9780307885944.webp?v=1768985529","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/jasmine-and-fire-a-bittersweet-year-in-beirut-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}