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In Our Memories
Unforgettable story of love, loss and bravery. Highly recommended – Mary Parks, author.
When the men of Anoush Hagopian's village are conscripted to the Ottoman Army, only to be found days later in an open grave; all shot in the head, Anoush knows that she and her children are in trouble. But never in her wildest imaginations could she have guessed what was in store for her.
What reviewers have said about In Our Memories:
This is a dark tale, a disturbing and brutal struggle, with well-developed characters and a clear attention to detail.
Reading this harrowing story of the Armenian people moved me to tears.
This is a story that needs to be told, and I applaud the author for doing so.
When the men of Anoush Hagopian's village are conscripted to the Ottoman Army, only to be found days later in an open grave; all shot in the head, Anoush knows that she and her children are in trouble. But never in her wildest imaginations could she have guessed what was in store for her.
What reviewers have said about In Our Memories:
This is a dark tale, a disturbing and brutal struggle, with well-developed characters and a clear attention to detail.
Reading this harrowing story of the Armenian people moved me to tears.
This is a story that needs to be told, and I applaud the author for doing so.
331 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 11, 2017
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About the author
Mark Morey
30 books45 followersWriting a novel didn’t cross my mind until after a visit to the local library where I couldn’t find a book that interested me. That led me consider a new pastime - write a book. That book may never be published, but I felt my follow-up cross-cultural romance-crime hybrid set in Russia had more potential. So much so that I wrote a sequel that took those characters on a journey to a very dark place.
The opening of the Red Sun Will Come came to me in a dream, and to this day I have no idea why Moscow. I had never been there before, but during the course of developing this novel we did visit Russia, and my wife and I both fell in love with Moscow. It is a world city: exciting, dynamic, visually beautiful and more What better setting for a romance with many difficulties?
Beyond part-time work and part-time writing I particularly enjoy travel.
But writing is my favourite pastime and I have many more tales that I would like to tell. Keep in touch to see where my next journey will take you.
The opening of the Red Sun Will Come came to me in a dream, and to this day I have no idea why Moscow. I had never been there before, but during the course of developing this novel we did visit Russia, and my wife and I both fell in love with Moscow. It is a world city: exciting, dynamic, visually beautiful and more What better setting for a romance with many difficulties?
Beyond part-time work and part-time writing I particularly enjoy travel.
But writing is my favourite pastime and I have many more tales that I would like to tell. Keep in touch to see where my next journey will take you.
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November 29, 2017
I was attracted to the cover. Honestly, I knew practically nothing about this part of history. While much is written about the holocaust of the Jews, this is the first book I've read about the genocide of the Armenian people. This story begins in 1915 when the Turkish government either kill or deport Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. What these people suffered was brutal, just as brutal as what went on in concentration camps. There was torture, rape, slave trade (young women bought and sold and forced into prostitution under horrible conditions) disease, and starvation.
The story revolves around the characters of Anoush Hagopian and her daughter Karine, the two central characters. Anoush, after the loss of her husband to the atrocity, tries to hold her family together as they are forced to leave their home. Karine, sadly, is one of the young girls, at sixteen, who is sold into the sex slave trade. Along comes Dr. Paul Lang, who falls in love with Karine, and tries to help her find if her mother Anoush has survived.
This is a story that needs to be told, and I applaud the author for doing so. I found the middle part of the book to be the part I liked the most as that was Karine and Paul's story.
It is so sad that we as humans feel we have to persecute people because of differences of religion or nationality.
The story revolves around the characters of Anoush Hagopian and her daughter Karine, the two central characters. Anoush, after the loss of her husband to the atrocity, tries to hold her family together as they are forced to leave their home. Karine, sadly, is one of the young girls, at sixteen, who is sold into the sex slave trade. Along comes Dr. Paul Lang, who falls in love with Karine, and tries to help her find if her mother Anoush has survived.
This is a story that needs to be told, and I applaud the author for doing so. I found the middle part of the book to be the part I liked the most as that was Karine and Paul's story.
It is so sad that we as humans feel we have to persecute people because of differences of religion or nationality.
January 20, 2018
This is a difficult book to read because it deals with the atrocities of war against civilians. Although the author does not go into a lot of graphic details, the underlying horror of the attempted genocide of the Armenians is clearly obvious.
At the end, the author states: "While we do that we should pause and consider that it's well about time for religious-based hatred and violence to come to an end." But this hatred is more about nationalism, than it is about religion. "Religion" is used as a political front.
At the end, the author states: "While we do that we should pause and consider that it's well about time for religious-based hatred and violence to come to an end." But this hatred is more about nationalism, than it is about religion. "Religion" is used as a political front.
December 4, 2017
I choose this book as I love reading historical fiction and non-fiction. This was certainly a story that needed to be told. I was aware of the Armenian genocide, but not quite how brutal the Turks were in driving the Armenians out of Anatolia. Mark Morley tells this harrowing story through Anoushka Hagopian and her family.
The book is written in 3 parts. Part one is about the events leading up to the persecution of the Armenians and Anouska’s very harrowing forced march to de de facto concentration camp. I liked that the writer explained the political climate and named the politicians involved, it puts the story in context. Part 2 is more about Karine, Anoushka’s daughter and how they are coping and acting after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The last part is told from the point of view of the Arminian Assasins who go after the 3 Pashas responsible for the genocide. It was a comprehensive and well researched book but I found the language a bit dry and somewhat repetitive at times. I would recommend it if you want to know more about this dark part of history.
The book is written in 3 parts. Part one is about the events leading up to the persecution of the Armenians and Anouska’s very harrowing forced march to de de facto concentration camp. I liked that the writer explained the political climate and named the politicians involved, it puts the story in context. Part 2 is more about Karine, Anoushka’s daughter and how they are coping and acting after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The last part is told from the point of view of the Arminian Assasins who go after the 3 Pashas responsible for the genocide. It was a comprehensive and well researched book but I found the language a bit dry and somewhat repetitive at times. I would recommend it if you want to know more about this dark part of history.
December 13, 2017
I picked up this book as it sounded like a good book to read. It wasn't light-hearted in any sense of the word and as I'm new to liking Historical Fiction I thought it would be a book to educate as well as enjoy. It did both. Hearing the harrowing story of the Armenian people moved me to tears The story is well-written and poignant in places. See what became of them, and how they fought to regain their culture was an experience I'm glad I had. I've learnt a lot from this book and very glad I picked it up.
December 20, 2017
This is definitely a heavy and political read, and it will immerse the reader in culture and various perspectives along the journey. I normally steer away from historical fiction, but something about this story intrigued me, and I am so glad I picked it up. It is well written and moves at a steady pace. It is written in parts, allowing the reader to see a broad timeline, and the shifting focus on characters is well done. This is a dark tale, a disturbing and brutal struggle, with well-developed characters and a clear attention to time-line details.
February 1, 2018
A Hard-hitting Historical Faction Book!
In Our Memories by Mark Morey, is a factional history book which depicts the plight of the Armenian race.
Using fictionalised characters, Mr Morey reveals the horrifying & sickening truth of how one race severely abuses another & nearly obliterates them in the process, then has the audacity to try to hide the fact that these events actually occurred. Even years down the line, many countries deny they ever happened, which is an insult to the people of Armenia.
I applaud Mr Morey for bringing this to our attention, & hope that his book will eventually become accepted as part of the National curriculum in schools.
In Our Memories by Mark Morey, is a factional history book which depicts the plight of the Armenian race.
Using fictionalised characters, Mr Morey reveals the horrifying & sickening truth of how one race severely abuses another & nearly obliterates them in the process, then has the audacity to try to hide the fact that these events actually occurred. Even years down the line, many countries deny they ever happened, which is an insult to the people of Armenia.
I applaud Mr Morey for bringing this to our attention, & hope that his book will eventually become accepted as part of the National curriculum in schools.
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