Another great historical fiction novel, and this one is geared to young readers....haha didn't find out till the very end of the book. Go figure.
This is about the Armenians and Assyrians during WWI and how they were forced to to flee from their homes and lives as they knew it to head to where the British forces were for help. The only means of transportation during that time was walking or on the back of a mule.
Many people didn't make it during the walk and thousand were buried along the walking path. Many families were now what we called broken and the children were orphans and have been shuffled from one orphanage to another. This book explains how these children survived and built their own families to get back home with the help from Susan Shedd.
You learn what true survival is and what the real meaning of family means when you don't really have one. This book will keep you wanting to know more and it will be hard to put down. This book too is based on real people and real events such as is all historical fiction, but the twist on this is, it's based on a true story from the author's life. Susan Shedd was her aunt.
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