3. Weddings and Poker Day
The author recalls how her grandmother acted as matchmaker - and the role of women in her family. Read by Barbara Flynn.
Colette Rossant recalls how her grandmother acted as matchmaker - and the role of women in her family.
Published in 2001, 'Apricots on the Nile', subtitled 'A Memoir with Recipes' is a collection of the author Colette Rossant's recollections.
In 1937, five-year-old Colette arrived in Cairo from Paris with her Egyptian-Jewish father and beautiful French mother. When her father died, Colette's mother abandoned her daughter to the care of her wealthy grandparents. She soon settled into their luxuriant, food-centred lifestyle.
The memoir, accompanied by mouth-watering description of dishes, evokes old world Egypt.
Abridged by Katrin Williams.
Read by Barbara Flynn.
Producer: Liz Allard
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2001.
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