Something Different is a book club that offers a variety of genres. There is 'SOMETHING' for everyone! This month's title: The Waterl ine by Aram Mrjoian
\nIn this deeply moving debut\, a close-knit Arm enian-American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their o wn.
\nOutside Detroit on the island of Gross Ile\, the Kurkjians rec eive news that Mari\, the eldest of their youngest generation\, has swum i nto the middle of Lake Michigan with no intent of returning to shore&mdash \;the consequences of which drag out a deeply rooted pain passed down from generations before.
\nMore than a century earlier\, Gregor\, the gr eat-grandfather and patriarch of the Kurkjian family\, survived the Armeni an Genocide after fighting for his freedom atop Musa Dagh. In the present day\, his epic mythos is inherited by his family as they navigate living i n its shadow\, decades later and miles away. As the Kurkjians struggle wit h their new\, devastating loss\, secrets and shortcomings rise to the surf ace\, until each relative must Where does their own story fit in the narra tive of their family&rsquo\;s fraught history?
\nFor fans of Tommy O range&rsquo\;s There\, There and Thao Thai&rsquo\;s Banyan Moon\, Waterlin e explores the complex beauty of diaspora\, the weight of inherited trauma \, and the echoes of the Genocide on contemporary Armenian life. This is a searing portrait of a family afloat in grief and the perseverance needed to rise above.
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