Peace meals: a war reporter's journey with friends, feasts and candy-wrapped Kalashnikovs/Anna Badkhen
New York: Free Press, 2010.
Anna Badhken is a Russian journalist who has seen first-hand several war-torn countries and observes that while destruction from war is huge, it cannot take away from our inherent humanity. Her book is about confilict and food. From Iraq, to Chechnya and to East Africa she travels, writing realistically about the brutality she sees , the people she meets and dines with, whose lives though filled with conflict are also filled with compassion. Included are recipes of the dishes prepared from the areas covered. An unusual blend of war reports and a cook book, this honestly
Anna Badhken is a Russian journalist who has seen first-hand several war-torn countries and observes that while destruction from war is huge, it cannot take away from our inherent humanity. Her book is about confilict and food. From Iraq, to Chechnya and to East Africa she travels, writing realistically about the brutality she sees , the people she meets and dines with, whose lives though filled with conflict are also filled with compassion. Included are recipes of the dishes prepared from the areas covered. An unusual blend of war reports and a cook book, this honestly
and sometimes humorously written memoir will appeal to lovers of "food and travel" reading.
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