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ww1: Two teenagers have to face up to the persecution of their people
Daughter of War
What you need to know before your trail
Teenagers Kevork and his betrothed Marta are the lucky ones. They have managed so far to survive the Armenian genocide in Turkey, and both are disguised as Muslims. But Marta is still in Turkey, pregnant with another man’s child. And Kevork is living as an Arab in Syria.
Kevork yearns to get back into Turkey and search for Marta, but with the war raging and the genocide still in progress, the journey will be impossibly dangerous. Meanwhile, Marta worries that even if Kevork has survived and they are reunited, will he be able to accept what she has become? And what has happened to her sister, Mariam, who was sold as a slave to the highest bidder?
Travel Guide
Armenia
A story of genocide
The Armenian Genocide was the systematic mass murder and expulsion of over 1 million ethnic Armenians within the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman government committed these acts between the years of 1914 to 1923.
It it generally believed that the massacre started on 24 April 1915, as this was the day that Ottoman authorities rounded up, arrested, and deported from Constantinople (now Istanbul) to the region of Angora (Ankara), 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, the majority of whom were eventually murdered.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Daughter of War
Destination/location: Armenia Author/guide: Marsha Forchuk Departure Time: WW1
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