by PiersMooreEde (Author)
After being seriously injured in a hit-and-run, Piers Moore Ede goes to an organic farm in Italy to recuperate. There, a beekeeper shows him the magic of the beehive and Piers, depressed since his accident, realises that honey might be his salve and salvation. This is the story of his quest to seek out the most wondrous honeys in the world, from the terracotta bee jars of the Lebanon to the clay cylinders of Syria. Slowly his personal tribulations fall into perspective against the backdrop of the dwindling traditions of the honey-farmers. Hunting wild honey from cliffs with Gurung tribesmen in Nepal, and in vast jungle trees with Veddah tribesmen in Sri Lanka, Piers draws close to the very origins of life. But honey is the real luminary of "Honey and Dust" and it is by witnessing nature's astonishing healing powers that Piers finally finds his own sense of regeneration.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 21 Aug 2006
ISBN 10: 0747579679
ISBN 13: 9780747579670
Book Overview: Shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Award 2006, in the 'Jeremy Round Award for Best First Book' category.