The Sandcastle Girls
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781471110702 (1471110702)
Publish date: August 2nd 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Bohjalian created a powerful narrative that highlights the horror and heartache of the Armenian genocide of 1915 while showing the spirit and strength of the survivors. Although violent and graphic at times, it felt necessary to the story and did not feel at all gratuitous. Bohjalian prevents the ...
I was not impressed. I did not know (as the book says) about the Armenian genocide and so it was interesting to learn a bit of history. The story, though, was at first confusing and then just too contrived for my liking.I thought the writing was at times too stiled and Bohjalian was trying too har...
I don't know if I was sleeping during history class when this was covered, but I knew NOTHING about the Armenian genocide by the Turks at the start of WW I. This is another horrible episode in history where one group tries to completely annihilate another, including women and young children - 1.5 m...
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.The Sandcastle Girls is a novel that outlines the lives of several characters, both past and present, and how their lives were impacted by the Armenian Genocide in 1915.I was also among the readers who had never...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-sandcastle-girls.htmlThe Sandcastle Girls is a story blending the present and the past. The present is the story of Laura Petrosian. She is a writer living with her family in New York. She is of Armenian descent, an...
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