The Fig Orchard

Author: Layla Fiske
Publisher: Rancho Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780989455404
Category : Domestic fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
The unforgettable story of a woman splintered by war and cultural mores, desperately struggling to hold her family together, THE FIG ORCHARD is a rich, compelling epic of love, heroism, family and empowerment. In an isolated, tradition-bound village high above the Jordan River, balancing delicately amidst age-old superstitions and religious orthodoxy, Nisrina Huniah, a fifteen-year-old girl, is torn between innocent imaginings and looming apprehensions as she marries a man she has never met, only to fall in love on the night they are wed. Her joy takes a heart-wrenching turn when the encroaching World War fiercely shatters her reality, propelling her on an unexpected journey where she develops friendships that ultimately alter her perception of herself and the world around her. Beautifully written, this sweeping epic of love and friendship, longing, and the hope of redemption is woven into a colorful tapestry that comes alive against the vibrant backdrop of life in early twentieth-century Middle East. With its haunting and deeply affecting ending, THE FIG ORCHARD will remain in the hearts and minds of its readers long after the last page is turned.

The Sweetest Fig

Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395673461
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog.

Under the Fig Leaf

Author: Sherri Lee
Publisher: Sherri Lee
ISBN: 9780615280301
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
In addition to great fig recipes, this cookbook includes educational information about figs: preparation, selection, freezing, drying options, rehydration, packaging, and storage tips. A fabulous horticulture guide to growing fig trees and includes contact information for frequently used products and fig trees.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

Author: Ashley Herring Blake
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593336410
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401

Book Description
A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love—with all its complications—from the author of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her but memories of a lonely childhood where she was little more than a burden to her cold and distant stepfamily. Her life is in New York, with her photography career finally gaining steam and her bed never empty. Sure, it’s a different woman every night, but that’s just fine with her. When Delilah’s estranged stepsister, Astrid, pressures her into photographing her wedding with a guilt trip and a five-figure check, Delilah finds herself back in the godforsaken town that she used to call home. She plans to breeze in and out, but then she sees Claire Sutherland, one of Astrid’s stuck-up besties, and decides that maybe there’s some fun (and a little retribution) to be had in Bright Falls, after all. Having raised her eleven-year-old daughter mostly on her own while dealing with her unreliable ex and running a bookstore, Claire Sutherland depends upon a life without surprises. And Delilah Green is an unwelcome surprise…at first. Though they’ve known each other for years, they don’t really know each other—so Claire is unsettled when Delilah figures out exactly what buttons to push. When they’re forced together during a gauntlet of wedding preparations—including a plot to save Astrid from her horrible fiancé—Claire isn’t sure she has the strength to resist Delilah’s charms. Even worse, she’s starting to think she doesn’t want to...

The Fig Tree

Author: Goran Vojnovic
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781912545247
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
The Fig Tree is a novel composed of the intertwining stories of the family of Jadran, a 30-something who tries to piece together the story of his relatives to better understand himself. Because he cannot understand why Anja walked out of their shared life, he tries to understand the suspicious death of his grandfather and the withdrawal of his grandmother into oblivion and dementia. With all his might, Jadran tries to understand the departure of his father in the first year of the war in the Balkans as he also tries to understand his mother, with her bewildering resentment of his grandfather, and her silent disappointment with his father. The Fig Tree is a multigenerational family saga, a tour de force spanning three generations from the mid-20th century through the Balkans wars of the 90s until present day. Vojnovic is a master storyteller, and while fateful choices made by his characters are often dictated by the historical realities of the times they live in, at its heart this is an intimate story of family, of relationships, of love and freedom and the choices we make.

Gods, Wasps and Stranglers

Author: Mike Shanahan
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN: 1603587144
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
They are trees of life and trees of knowledge. They are wish-fulfillers rainforest royalty more precious than gold. They are the fig trees, and they have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways. Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers tells their amazing story.

The Fig Eater

Author: Jody Sheilds
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759521778
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450

Book Description
When a young woman's body is discovered in the summer of 1910 Vienna, the Inspector's wife is certain the figs found in her stomach during the autopsy are the clue to the identity of the murderer -- for there are no fresh figs in Vienna at this time of year.

The Fig

Author: Ali Sarkhosh
Publisher: CABI
ISBN: 1789242886
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 511

Book Description
The common fig Ficus carica L. is an ancient fruit native to the Mediterranean. Dried figs have been successfully produced and processed in arid regions with little sophisticated infrastructure for centuries. Figs are rich in fibre, trace minerals, polyphenols and vitamins, with higher nutrient levels than most fruits. Advances in agricultural production and postharvest technologies have not only improved the efficiency of dried fig production but have facilitated the development of high value fresh fig industries both for export and domestic markets. The result is high quality fresh figs that are marketed internationally throughout the year. This book provides a comprehensive summary of fig growing, processing and marketing from a scientific and horticultural perspective.

Three Scoops and a Fig

Author: Sara Akin
Publisher: Peachtree Pub Limited
ISBN: 9781561455225
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Tired of always being in the way in the busy kitchen of her familys Italian restaurant, Sofia comes up with a delicious new recipe of her own.

Figs

Author: David C. Sutton
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780233493
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Explores the history of the fruit, from the role it played in the Crusades to the fig festivals of the modern world. Includes numerous recipes and countless facts, myths, and stories about the fig.