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The Hundred-Year Walk
- An Armenian Odyssey
- By: Dawn Anahid MacKeen
- Narrated by: Neil Shah, Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
In the heart of the Ottoman Empire as World War I rages, Stepan Miskjian's world becomes undone. He is separated from his family as they are swept up in the government's mass deportation of Armenians into internment camps. Gradually realizing the unthinkable - that they are all being driven to their deaths - he fights, through starvation and thirst, not to lose hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everything a memoir should be. You will enjoy it!
- By Jakk on 02-19-18
- The Hundred-Year Walk
- An Armenian Odyssey
- By: Dawn Anahid MacKeen
- Narrated by: Neil Shah, Emily Woo Zeller
The past and the present, a granddaughters quest.
Reviewed: 10-31-24
Story of determined survival through the first genocide of the 30th century. I loved the way the chapters went back and forth from the past to the present between the two narrators as well as the generous amount of historical information that was given to help us understand the history from one of the narrators of the past and how he'd switched from that to the storytelling in the second person again.
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The Road from Home
- A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope
- By: David Kherdian
- Narrated by: Adriana Sevan
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century....Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.
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4 out of 5 stars
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wonderful
- By Felise on 05-11-17
- The Road from Home
- A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope
- By: David Kherdian
- Narrated by: Adriana Sevan
A classic in many ways.
Reviewed: 10-07-24
An interesting and important story of survival and hope so much so that I recommended it to my own daughter when she was young. It was a childhood favorite of mine and I was so glad to have found it available now on Audible.
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Who She Left Behind
- By: Victoria Atamian Waterman
- Narrated by: Dalita Getzoyan
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
"Who She Left Behind" is a captivating historical fiction novel that spans multiple generations and delves into the emotional lives of its characters. Set in various time periods, from the declining days of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey to Armenian communities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts during the 1990s, the book provides a deep immersion into a lesser-known era. The story revolves around themes of survival, motherhood, and love, drawing inspiration from the authors own family history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story of bravery resilience and hope.
- By Meg on 10-07-24
- Who She Left Behind
- By: Victoria Atamian Waterman
- Narrated by: Dalita Getzoyan
Wonderful story of bravery resilience and hope.
Reviewed: 10-07-24
This is a wonderful book whether you're Armenian or not. Historical fiction at its finest.
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Mornings in Jenin
- By: Susan Abulhawa
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 178
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Story5 out of 5 stars 178
Palestine, 1948. Half a million Palestinians are forced from their homes. A mother clutches her six-month-old son as Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split second, her son is snatched from her arms and the fate of the Abulheja family is changed forever. Forced into a refugee camp in Jenin and exiled from the ancient village that is their lifeblood, the family struggles to rebuild their world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quite possibly the best book I have ever read!
- By Bbred on 03-24-24
- Mornings in Jenin
- By: Susan Abulhawa
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
As if it were written in 2024
Reviewed: 07-11-24
Haunting, beautiful and tragically familiar once again in 2024. Her writing hits the soul of what it means to be a Palestinian past and present but transcends ethnicity to affect any reader. Well worth a listen a classic I'm grateful I did not skip.
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Evil Eye
- A Novel
- By: Etaf Rum
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 130
The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of Palestinian-American women, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tugs at Your Heart and Mind
- By Jeanette H. on 12-19-23
- Evil Eye
- A Novel
- By: Etaf Rum
- Narrated by: Vaneh Assadourian, Gail Shalan
So much wisdom in a book of fiction.
Reviewed: 07-02-24
Story resonated so much with me as it will with other women no matter their background.
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