num_pages: 340
description: Set against the backdrop of the late '60s and early '70s Nancy Mehagian's delicious memoir tells the tale of a young woman who heeded the siren's call to a life of freedom and romance. A first-generation Armenian American whose family narrowly escaped genocide the rebellious daughter left behind the safety and security of suburban life for an unforgettable adventure that would find her establishing the first vegetarian restaurant on the Spanish island of Ibiza having an affair with a Bedouin gypsy during a stint as a cabaret dancer in Syria and through a series of mishaps incarcerated for 16 months in a London prison (along with her newborn baby) where she managed even there to pioneer a healthy way of eating. A breathtaking sensual and page-turning chronicle that whisks you along the author's lifelong path to spiritual enrichment Siren's Feast An Edible Odyssey is a story that captures a colorful era and features over 40 recipes as delectable as the journey itself.
language: English
title: Siren's Feast, An Edible Odyssey
publisher: Cielo Press