The Sandcastle Girls (Paperback)

from JanaRose1

This book alternates between the present day life of writer Laura and her grandmother Elizabeth Endicott. Laura is trying to uncover information about her grandparents' life, specifically their involvement with the Armenian genocide. Elizabeth has just arrived in the city of Aleppo (Syria) where ...

from Bellettres

It took me quite a while to get into this book, and I found the frequent shift from Turkey in 1915 to Westchester, New York in 2009 somewhat distracting and occasionally difficult to follow. There are also a number of fairly unbelievable coincidences. BUT...this is a magnificent story about an ev...

from St.CroixSue

A captivating historical saga of loss and love steeped in Bohjalian's Armenian heritage. It is set in Syria during the First World War, during and after the Armenian genocide, and also in present day New York. The story guides you into the horror of the time and the how the family's history trick...

from yvonne.sevignykaiser

Read this for my local library fiction book group and I love books that share history. Although this is a work of fiction, it is based on a little known history of the Armenian genocide that took place in Aleppo Syria in 1915. The novel covers this history and present day of a woman trying to dec...

from nfmgirl2

A modern day woman learns of the love story and horror kept quiet in the history of her grandparents. We discover along with her of how her grandmother Elizabeth Endicott traveled to Aleppo, Syria with her own father to offer relief to Armenian refugees. What they find when they arrive is a genoc...