Efronia: An Armenian Love Story

by Stina Katchadourian

Book by Katchadourian, Stina

Genres: Memoir, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

Reviews

[Sarah Cnl · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read it in one breath! It was a true, sad, but nice and very well written story. Reader friendly. I'll never forget this book, probably my favorite.

[Mary-Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating, I think of a belated friend who was so proud of that she was of Armenian heritage-- I never really grasped where/what that was until this book. As engaging narrative control as was in The Lapp King's Daughter. Oh but reading Efronia, as I got deeper into the book, I cried.

[Fatma Albayrak Arf · Rating 4 out of 5]

1900 lerin baslarinda ermeni hristiyan bir kizla iranli musluman bir gencin acikli bir ask hikayesi,dinlerin o zamanlardan gelen sacma ayrimlari...

[Sheryl Dodd-Hansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandparents came to the US before the 1915 Armenian genocide, and I am grateful for that. My mother has told stories about my great-grandparents and how they were forced from their home in Bardizag, Turkey, with little, but were able to protect their teenage daughter (Auntie Takouhey) "because we had some gold". The three of them made it to this country finally in 1920.

This book makes it even more real as to what it must have been like - how horrible for so many Armenians 100 years ago. It also speaks to a culture that resented the "odar" - foreigner - yet my mother and her four brothers all married non-Armenians in California.

As difficult as it is to think about that terrible time, I am glad I read this book.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

ARMENIA

[Lilo · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was great and my expectations were fulfilled.i am waiting to read more of stina katchadourian`s books.