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Fiction.
Literature.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Set amid the backdrop of the massacre of Greeks and Armenians after World War I, a deeply affecting family story of love and survival infused with the rich historical detail and emotional power of Sisters of the Resistance and The Women in the Castle. It is 1908 and Smyrna is the most cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea. Though long a part of the Ottoman Empire, Smyrna has always been Greek, and its citizens honor the traditions of previous generations. The Demirigis and Melopoulos families are no different, and now Liana Demirigis will wed the only Melopoulos son, Vassiliâ??a marriage arranged by her parents. After the wedding, Liana and Vassili build an idyllic life for themselves and their children outside of the city, safe from rising political tensions roiling the region and the world. But less than a decade later, the growing divisions between the Greeks and Turks threaten to boil over. When each country chooses a different side with the outbreak of the Great War, a hunger to reclaim Izmir consumes Greece. Suddenly Liana and her family, like thousands of others like them, are thrust into danger . . . and many will not survive. Children of the Catastrophe is a beautifully told story that unfolds through the experiences of the Melopoulos familyâ??their loves and quarrels, their hopes and disappointments, played out against a world on fire. Sarah Shoemaker artfully draws us into her characters' rich lives and evocatively captures all that was lost as hostilities mount and innocent men, women, and children find themselves caught up in forces beyond their control Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This is a family saga of love and survival. The Demirigis and Melopoulos families were brought to life through Shoemaker’s writing. I was enchanted with the love story of Liliana Demirigis and Vissili Melopoulos.
I am an avid historical fiction fan, so I really enjoyed this book. I relished the historical details of life at that time – the foods, the celebrations, the fine artistry of the silverwork created by Liana’s father. And then the destruction of Smyrna, the Great Fire of Smyrna, and the fear of the people fleeing for their lives. It was all so vivid.
Thank you to The Book Club Cookbook and HarperCollins Publishing for my copy of the book. ( )