After being seriously injured in a hit and run, Piers Moore Ede went to work and recuperate on an organic farm in Italy. There he met a beekeeper, Gunter, who showed him, for the first time, the wonders and magic of the beehive. Battling depression and afraid to face the future, Piers finds a renewed sense of purpose through his work with the bees. Up close amongst the highly organised life of a hive, he realises that somehow honey might be the salve that can help him. Back in England Piers, still only in his mid twenties, decides upon a quest to seek 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 dwindle into perspective against the backdrop of the fast-shrinking traditions of the honey-farmers. Hunting wild honey from cliffs with Gurung tribesman in Nepal, and in vast jungle trees with Veddah tribesmen in Sri Lanka, Piers draws close to the very origins of life. But honey itself is the real luminary of Honey and Dust - honey, the wonderful invigorating golden manna that Virgil believed was of divine origin. Honey and Dust is about the world's oldest and purest food. But it also a personal quest of healing, an attempt to regain a sense of place in the world. Meditative, and keenly observant, it is a book about the joy of being alive, and of the regenerative powers of wild nature.
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A quest for the world's most wondrous honeys, meditating on nature's healing powers along the way. Thoughtful and uplifting -- MAIL ON SUNDAY
From the Middle-East to India, MooreEde’s travels in search of honey, its lore and its traditions become a spritual journey -- THE TIMES
The incredible and heartwarming story of how one man's search for the world's perfect jar of honey saved his sanity -- DAILY MAIL
From the Middle-East to India, MooreEde’s travels in search of honey, its lore and its traditions become a spritual journey -- THE TIMES
The incredible and heartwarming story of how one man's search for the world's perfect jar of honey saved his sanity -- DAILY MAIL
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In the vein of William Fiennes’ The Snow Geese, a wonderful blend of travel, food, adventure and personal healing
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This is one of the few books that I actually decided to purchase, having read it first. Usually I borrow books from the library and am contented with that. It is a wonderful book about the author's travels to countries where he can view at first-hand what bee-keeping and the pursuit of honey is all about. His travels take him to meet bee keepers and honey farmers in exotic countries such as Nepal, India and Sri Lanka; the Middle East and Syria, and to Italy and New York. He describes the natural habitat of such places in a beautiful and picturesque way and at every step of his travels he takes the reader with him in his search for honey and sweetness. The story is not very long. One of the best I've read this year.
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At the start of the book Moore Ede has had a very bad accident in San Francisco: cycling down one of those hills, he was knocked off his push bike by a truck. Although he has physically recovered he finds that he has lost his emotional equilibrium.
Having always loved honey as a child he decides to go on a quest to find honey being produced by traditional methods. He finds clay pots in Syria, wild honey hunters who defy death to scale cliffs in Nepal and tribesmen in the jungles of Sri Lanka who hunt for honey in tree trunks. At the same time he is searching for his lost sense of well being.
This book is beautifully written, and is both funny and moving. I can't wait to read the next installment in Piers Moore Ede's adventures.
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Piers' account of his travel experiences along with the story of a young mans journey of healing, personal development and soul searching are beautifully accounted in 'Honey and Dust'
A joy to read and impossible to put down.
A joy to read and impossible to put down.
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Excellent book. A friend of mine suggested this book to me. It is one of the best travel books I've read in years. Stunningly written, and most thoughtful. Read more
Published on 19 Nov 2010 by Mekoner
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This book is beautifully written, I enjoyed reading about his travels. The bee keeping brought me into his personal life and journey and was simply an eye opening experience. Read more
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After reading this book, I decided to share my opinion about it. I find it very well written, Pier develops precise descriptions of his journey. Read more
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breath taking, simply breath taking is all I can really say about this fantastic book. The primise is simple, one man on a global mission to taste honey. Read more
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Not having the chance to read a good book in years, I finally purchased this book when recovering from a hospital procedure and I am glad that I did. Read more
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I liked, there are really two writers in this book. The first tees up the plot, introduces us to the author's philosophy and sketches in the autobiographical framework in the broad... Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2010 by karonte22
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Great book
as read reviews and other information from searching websites, i found this book very helpful. I was also astonished to see the system of God that is put in bees
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I enjoyed reading about how he traveled across the world just to taste different kinds of honey. The determination that took was inspiring, I wish that I had that kind of... Read more
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