Peace by Chocolate

The true story of a Syrian family who lost their home and chocolate factory in the war, then rebuilt it all in rural Canada. 

Peace by Chocolate, published by

Goose Lane Editions in October 2020.

Biography

Jon Tattrie's books have helped raise a church and topple a statue. 

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Jon wrote Peace by Chocolate through the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of King's College. It tells the true story of how the Hadhad family lost everything in the Syrian war and rebuilt it in Canada. Learn more about them at PeaceByChocolate.ca.

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He's the author of six non-fiction books (including a Canadian best seller) and two novels. He works as a journalist for CBC News and has taught journalism at the University of King's College and fiction writing at Dalhousie University. He teaches privately for Dynamic Learning.

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(photo courtesy of Nicola Davison at snickerdoodle.ca)

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My Books

Dan Paul: Mi'kmaq Elder. 

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Cornwallis: The Violent Birth of Halifax

Redemption Songs: How Bob Marley's Nova Scotia Song Lights the Way Past Racism

Limerence: a novel

Daytrips from Halifax

The Hermit of Africville

Black Snow: a novel of the Halifax Explosion