The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian is a dynamic love tale seeped in historical fiction. The year is 1915 and Elizabeth Endicott has moved to Syria to aid refugees of the Armenian genocide. Once there, Elizabeth befriends Armen, a young widow, and amidst the trials of distance and war, the pair fall in love. Fast forward to the present day and to novelist Laura Petrosian, where Laura finds herself embarking on a journey of her own, back through her family’s history.
Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of fifteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Double Bind,The Night Strangers, and Skeletons at the Feast. Bohjalian will appear at Books and Co. in Oconomowoc, 7 p.m., July 18.
Milwaukee Armenians 