Hana: The Audacity to be Free opens with a powerful truth: food can change lives, and so can the women who gather around it. In this deeply moving memoir, Hana Assafiri traces her journey from a childhood between Lebanon and Australia through an arranged marriage, escape, and into a life devoted to advocacy, hospitality and radical care.

Best known as the founder of Melbourne’s Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana writes with honesty and courage about building community through shared meals and shared purpose. This book is for readers seeking perspective, resilience and proof that everyday acts can carry extraordinary impact. 

The paperback edition contains 216 pages and measures 15.4cm x 23.5cm, making it a generous yet approachable read for quiet afternoons or meaningful gifting. 

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