Book Launch: Bitter & Sweet by Amal Awad

This August, you’re invited to a celebrate the launch of Amal Awad’s new book, Bitter & Sweet, at Berkelouw Paddington.

Copies of Bitter & Sweet will be available on the night and guests will enjoy a delicious a grazing table from Sunday Kitchen.

This is a free event, but registration is essential. Please reserve your spot by clicking the button at the top of this page.

About Bitter & Sweet:

Sometimes you have to lose everything to find yourself.

The lake in the middle of her father’s kitchen is only the first in a series of disasters in Zeina’s life. Nassar’s recent health crisis has seen his well-established community restaurant, Casablanca, losing ground and customers to trendier competition.

Casablanca’s deterioration is not the only chaos in Zeina’s world but, unlike her husband who won’t speak to her, her best friend who is sliding towards self-destruction, and her cousin who is stealing Zeina’s life story for content, the restaurant is something she can fix. And Zeina, lonely and adrift, needs something she can fix.

Taking leave from her prestigious chef position, Zeina throws herself into caring for her ailing father, immersing herself in the familiar foods and flavours of her childhood, trying to save both him and his restaurant. But working in the kitchen – and her childhood home – brings memories, secrets, and unexpected ambitions simmering to the surface. When it comes time to make hard decisions, Zeina will have to accept that growing up is an ongoing process – one that never gets any easier.

About Amal Awad:

Amal Awad is a writer, director and performer. She has contributed to such publications as The Guardian and Frankie, and has presented for ABC Radio National. Amal is the author of eight books, which include both fiction and non-fiction titles. Her latest novel is called Bitter & Sweet.