The Sandcastle Girls |
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Author:
| Bohjalian, Chris |
Read by:
| Campbell, Cassandra Fraser, Alison |
ISBN: | 978-1-74318-954-2 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
Publisher: | Bolinda Publishing Pty, Limited
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | AUD $124.25 |
Book Description:
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The First World War is spreading across Europe, and Elizabeth Endicott has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter.
Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much...
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The First World War is spreading across Europe, and Elizabeth Endicott has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter.
Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought - but when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laurae(tm)s grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her familye(tm)s history that reveals love, loss-and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.