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The ultimate book On Honey
‘An extraordinary handbook on the art of escapism … unusual, compelling and restorative’ Alexander Waugh, Mail on Sunday
If you’re interested in ‘Books on Honey’ you may enjoy Honey and Dust by award winning travel writer Piers Moore Ede. Based on the story of one man’s attempt to taste all the honey’s in the world, this travelogue begins with a hit and run accident on the streets of San Francisco and ends with an extraordinary wild honey honey in the company of Gurung tribesman in Nepal.
Featuring some of the most evocative descriptions of wild honey gathering ever put down on paper, detailed history of honey’s lore and mythology, as well as a poignant glimpse of the bees current ecological decline, this is a book to warm the heart of bee keepers, honey lovers and arm chair travellers alive. It was a runner up for the British Guild of Food Writers First Book Award.
Reviews:
‘Deeply satisfying. Like honey itself the pages of this book have a sort of gentle and quiet healing property, and yet the author’s quest around the world buzzes with all the energy, determination and restlessness of the bees themselves’ Benedict Allen
‘Vivid images leave your mouth watering and your senses sharpened. Moore Ede’s sense of adventure is compelling … He imparts the fascinating history of honey with genuine, insightful narrative and a restless passion for knowledge and adventure’ Wanderlust
‘Moore Ede is a talented young writer … He is acutely sensitive to landscape, light, people and mood’ Guardian