At times this is a difficult read. But it’s worth finishing. Awarded five stars on Goodreads.
Bohjalian captures the violence, despair, and heartbreak of the Armenian Genocide by focusing on the lives of a handful of Americans, Germans, Turks and Armenians.
Their interwoven stories, taking place at different times, along with the author’s exceptional gift for descriptions and details, gave me a taste of what it would be like to live during this bleak historical event. And at the same time emerge from the book with a sense of hope, an appreciation for the power of human connections, and a belief in miracles.
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