The sandcastle girls: a novel
(Book)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 4 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(0)
4 star
 
(1)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Published:
New York : Vintage Contemporaries, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Vintage Contemporaries edition.
Physical Desc:
299 pages : map ; 21 cm
Status:

Description

In his fifteenth book, the author brings us on a very different kind of journey. This tale travels between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915 and Bronxville, New York, in 2012, a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage, making it his most personal novel to date. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke College, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The First World War is spreading across Europe, and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British Army in Egypt, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed the "Ottoman Annex," Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss, and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.

Also in This Series

Copies

Location
Call Number
Status
Essex Adult Paperback
PBK BOHJALIAN
On Shelf
New London Adult Fiction
FIC BOHJALIAN
On Shelf

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307743916, 0307743918

Notes

Description
In his fifteenth book, the author brings us on a very different kind of journey. This tale travels between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915 and Bronxville, New York, in 2012, a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage, making it his most personal novel to date. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke College, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The First World War is spreading across Europe, and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British Army in Egypt, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed the "Ottoman Annex," Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss, and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Bohjalian, C. (2013). The sandcastle girls: a novel. First Vintage Contemporaries edition. Vintage Contemporaries.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-. 2013. The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel. Vintage Contemporaries.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-, The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel. Vintage Contemporaries, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Bohjalian, Chris. The Sandcastle Girls: A Novel. First Vintage Contemporaries edition. Vintage Contemporaries, 2013.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
423e56ab-dc6d-c317-ab45-2bef92500fc0
Go To Grouped Work

Record Information

Last Sierra Extract TimeJul 01, 2025 05:50:26 PM
Last File Modification TimeJul 01, 2025 05:50:58 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeJul 05, 2025 10:18:25 PM

MARC Record

LEADER02798cam a2200325 4500
001ocn811596679
003OCoLC
00520250210222805.0
008120928s2013    nyub          000 1 eng d
020 |a 9780307743916
020 |a 0307743918
035 |a (OCoLC)ocn811596679
040 |a BTCTA |b eng |c BTCTA |d BDX |d YDXCP |d FX8 |d WHP
049 |a WHPP
1001 |a Bohjalian, Chris, |d 1962- |e author. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87929030
24514 |a The sandcastle girls : |b a novel / |c Chris Bohjalian.
250 |a First Vintage Contemporaries edition.
2641 |a New York : |b Vintage Contemporaries, |c 2013.
300 |a 299 pages : |b map ; |c 21 cm
336 |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent
337 |a ummediated |2 rdamedia
338 |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier
520 |a In his fifteenth book, the author brings us on a very different kind of journey. This tale travels between Aleppo, Syria, in 1915 and Bronxville, New York, in 2012, a sweeping historical love story steeped in the author's Armenian heritage, making it his most personal novel to date. When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Syria, she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke College, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The First World War is spreading across Europe, and she has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian genocide. There, Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British Army in Egypt, he begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Flash forward to the present, where we meet Laura Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was affectionately nicknamed the "Ottoman Annex," Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that reveals love, loss, and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.
6500 |a Armenian Americans |v Fiction. |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009115567
6500 |a Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 |v Fiction.
6510 |a New York (N.Y.) |x History |y 21st century |v Fiction.
907 |a .b2292906x
945 |y .i48811683 |i 21501054361 |l exak |s - |h  |u 31 |x 1 |w 1 |v 8 |t 16 |z 09-19-13 |r - |o - |a PBK BOHJALIAN
945 |y .i61593795 |i 21302608688 |l nlaf |s - |h  |u 6 |x 1 |w 0 |v 5 |t 2 |z 08-03-18 |r - |o - |a FIC BOHJALIAN
998 |e - |d a  |f eng |a ex |a nl