Orhan's Inheritance
$46.04
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2016
Summary
When Orhan’s brilliant and eccentric grandfather, Kemal Türkoglu, who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs, is found dead, submerged in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away, an aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Intent on righting this injustice, Orhan unearths a story that, if told, has the power to undo the legacy upon which Orhan’s family is built, a story that could unra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781616205300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 161620530X |
| Author: | Aline Ohanesian |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Algonquin Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 24mm |
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“Aline Ohanesian draws from her family’s own dark history to create a tender, powerful story of love and reclamation. “Orhan’s Inheritance” is a breathtaking and expansive work of historical fiction and proof that the past can sometimes rewrite the future.” –Christina Baker Kline, author of “Orphan Train” “From its first startling image, “Orhan’s Inheritance” will seep under your skin and leave an indelible mark upon your heart. What lucky readers we are to inherit Aline Ohanesian’s gorgeous work.” –Gayle Brandeis, author of “Delta Girls”
About The Author
Aline Ohanesian
Aline Ohanesian’s great-grandmother was a survivor of the Armenian Genocide. Her history was the kernel for the story that Ohanesian tells in her first novel, Orhan’s Inheritance. Ohanesian was a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Fiction and Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers. Born in Northridge, California, she lives and writes in San Juan Capistrano, California, with her husband and two young sons.
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