Peace by Chocolate recounts the Hadhad family's exile from Syria and their efforts to rebuild a life and a chocolate business in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. After losing their factory and spending years as refugees, Isam Hadhad revives his craft in an unfamiliar kitchen, while the local community extends practical help and welcome.

The book blends memoir, food entrepreneurship, and social history: it follows one family's search for stability, the practical act of remaking a trade, and the small-town relationships that make resettlement possible.

Readers interested in migration stories, culinary entrepreneurship, or contemporary Canadian community life will find clear, humane reporting and an intimate family portrait.

Key themes

• Refugee experience and resettlement
• Food, craft and family business
• Community support in small-town Canada

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