In a year that saw the publication of a large number of books that deal with the Armenian Genocide, Aline Ohanesian’s Orhan’s Inheritance
has generated much praise and accolades—from being named Amazon’s Best
Book of the Month for April 2015 to being among Barnes & Noble’s
Discover Great New Voices Program. Ohanesian spent six years writing the
book, which is loosely based on her grandmother’s story. As part of her
research, she traveled to Sepastia (today, Sivas), where the story
unravels.
When Orhan Turkoglu’s grandfather passes away, he is faced with
questions he must confront—beginning with, why would his grandfather
leave the family home to an Armenian woman, Seda Melkonian, in a Los
Angeles nursing home. Armed with his grandfather’s sketchbook, Orhan
must travel to L.A. to meet Seda.
