Siren's feast
Subtitle: an edible odyssey
By: Nancy Mehagian
Publisher: Cielo Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Studio City, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780979930508
Subjects: Women cooks; Biography; Armenian Cooking; International cooking; Cuisinières (Personnes); Biographies; Cuisine arménienne; Cuisine internationale
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. --publisher's description.