Caviar for Breakfast is the extraordinary true story of Felicity Heathcote, an psychologist turned Irish diplomatic wife, who found herself in Tehran at the height of revolution. What begins as her husband’s lonely assignment to reopen the abandoned Irish Embassy quickly becomes a five-year odyssey of survival, courage, and humour in the midst of chaos. This edition includes over 80 full-colour, personalised photographs , bringing Felicity’s remarkable journey vividly to life Felicity’s journey takes readers through: The Iranian Revolution and the Iran–Iraq War - Life as one of the few Westerners left in Tehran - Bombs, car crashes, and trigger-happy guards - Adopting a premature baby in impossible circumstances - Adventures across Russia, India, and the Middle East Told with wit and candour, Caviar for Breakfast captures not only the perils of revolution but also the resilience, absurdities, and deep humanity found along the way. Perfect for readers of memoirs, women’s adventure stories, and Middle Eastern history , this book offers a rare window into a vanished world. 'This book gives a rare insight into the challenges of being a diplomat's wife during a period of revolution and change - and indeed danger. I can well imagine this book becoming a classic in the decades ahead, in the tradition of Gertrude Bell, Dervla Murphy et al." S ean Boyne - Journalist and Author "Reading this book is of great help in understanding the upheavals of recent years in Iran" Patrick Duffy - The first Irish Trade Representive in the Middle East Author Felicity Heathcote is a Dublin-based clinical psychologist, teacher and writer who spent several years in Palestine where she conducted workshops for the UN and other non-governmental groups. Born and educated in the UK she has worked in Ireland, Iran, Japan, USA and Saudi Arabia. Official Psychologist to the Irish Olympic team for Barcelona, Sydney and Athens, she applies her adapted zen techniques to mental health issues, sport, business, the arts and education. Her books include Peak Performance: Zen and the Sporting Zone (Wolfhound Press 1996), The Learning Zone (Wolfhound Press 2000) and The Hoopoe Bird Series on Palestine and prisoners of conscience: The Resting Place of the Moon (The Otherworld Press 2007, 2023), The Gaza Diary (The Otherworld Press 2024) and The Man With No Secrets (The Otherworld Press 2010, 2024).