Children of the catastrophe : a novel
It is 1908 and Smyrna is the most cosmopolitan city on the Mediterranean Sea. Though long a part of the Ottoman Empire, Smyrna has always been Greek, and its citizens honor the traditions of previous generations. The Demirigis and Melopoulos families are no different, and now Liana Demirigis will wed the only Melopoulos son, Vassili--a marriage arranged by her parents. After the wedding, Liana and Vassili build an idyllic life for themselves and their children outside of the city, safe from rising political tensions roiling the region and the world. But less than a decade later, the growing divisions between the Greeks and Turks threaten to boil over. When each country chooses a different side with the outbreak of the Great War, a hunger to reclaim Izmir consumes Greece. Suddenly Liana and her family, like thousands of others like them, are thrust into danger... and many will not survive.
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Stamford | Available |
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Subject |
Families > Turkey > İzmir > Fiction. Greeks > Turkey > İzmir > Fiction. World War, 1914-1918 > Turkey > İzmir > Fiction. İzmir (Turkey) > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre |
Historical fiction. |
- ISBN: 9780063272323
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Physical Description
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336 pages : map ; 24 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes discussion questions. |