Pomegranate Soup

I very much enjoyed Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran. It is set in a "quaint" Irish village in the mid-1980s, where three Iranian sisters who have escaped the turmoil of their country, start a cafe. They encounter some resistance and suspicion from some of the villagers. One man who sees himself as the "leader" of the village particularly resents their presence as he had his own plans for the shop they occupy. There are a number of "quirky" characters in the village, but the sisters settle in. At the same time we learn of their troubled past in Iran. A lovely book, which includes recipes. Many chapters are introduced with a recipe which then becomes part of that chapter. 4/5