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A review by cemoses
Orhan's Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian
5.0
I thought the book had it all-suspense, romance, and history. I learned a lot about Armenian genocide but I also felt victims of other genocides could relate to this story.
The novel starts in 1990 with Orhan's grandfather, Kemal’s, death in 1990. Orhan learns that his grandfather has left the family house to some unknown older woman who is living in a nursing home in California. Orhan goes to California to meet this woman and to buy the family house back from her.
The woman then tell Orhan the story about his grandfather and his relationship with her family which was Armenian and living in Turkey. The story goes back to 1914 when Kemal was a teenager and was working for this Armenian family who falls victim to the Armenian genocide in Turkey.
The novel tries very hard not to vilify the Turks (which is hard to do if your family was a victim of genocide). The novel does an excellent job of describing difficulties in relationships among groups that are separated by the three factors of religion, social class and ethnic groups.
I found the novel very easy to read despite its describing a very sad chapter in history. For readers who like romance there is a love story. In short I found this book not only informative but a real page turner.
The novel starts in 1990 with Orhan's grandfather, Kemal’s, death in 1990. Orhan learns that his grandfather has left the family house to some unknown older woman who is living in a nursing home in California. Orhan goes to California to meet this woman and to buy the family house back from her.
The woman then tell Orhan the story about his grandfather and his relationship with her family which was Armenian and living in Turkey. The story goes back to 1914 when Kemal was a teenager and was working for this Armenian family who falls victim to the Armenian genocide in Turkey.
The novel tries very hard not to vilify the Turks (which is hard to do if your family was a victim of genocide). The novel does an excellent job of describing difficulties in relationships among groups that are separated by the three factors of religion, social class and ethnic groups.
I found the novel very easy to read despite its describing a very sad chapter in history. For readers who like romance there is a love story. In short I found this book not only informative but a real page turner.