Olive Odyssey: Searching for the Secrets of the Fruit that Seduced the World

By: Julie Angus

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Synopsis: This Mediterranean travel memoir offers &“an engaging mix of history, food travelogue, and botany lesson . . . There is much to enjoy here&” (Library Journal). Inspired by her Syrian forebears&’ intimate relationship with the olive, Julie Angus embarks on a voyage around the Mediterranean to unlock the secrets of the fruit that meant so much to them. Accompanied by her husband and their ten-month-old son, Angus collects samples from ancient trees to determine where the first olive tree originated; feasts on inky black tapenades and codfish drizzled with olive oil, among many other delights; witnesses the harvesting of olives in Greece; and visits perhaps the oldest olive tree in the world, on Crete. The result is a fascinating history and biography of this most influential and irresistible fruit. &“It is a pleasure to try to keep up with this book; like its author, it covers an enormous amount of territory.&” —Christopher Bakken, Wall Street Journal

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 344 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781771000062
Related ISBNs:: 9781553655145
Publisher:: Greystone Books
Date of Addition:: 01/19/25
Copyrighted By:: Julie Angus
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Cooking, Food and Wine
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.