This bittersweet love story takes place in Turkish Armenia
just before and during World War I, a time when the Muslim Turks and the Muslim
Ottomans sought control over the Christian Armenians. Hidden away in a
mountaintop village, 15 year old Anno, daughter of the village Headman, falls in love with Daron, son of the local
merchant. As village life proceeds, war
and the Armenian genocide come ever closer.
Boyadajian knows her subject well and relates it with
sympathy and clarity. Anno and Daron
become people you care deeply about.
Conflict within the village and conflict with the outside world
illuminate the plot. The village of
Salor in the province of Sassoun is the focal point of the struggle between
religions and politics. Salor and its inhabitants will live long in your
memory.
5 of 5 stars
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