Description: "Garin Hovannisian brings a historian's rigor, a poet's lyricism, and a native son's passion to this remarkable book. Intimate as memoir yet expansive as an epic, Family of Shadows puts the Armenian experience, in all its tragedy and triumph, into memorably human terms." - Samuel G. Freedman, author of Who She Was: My Search for My Mother's Life "Weaving together history, culture, and original reporting, Family of Shadows is an inspired tribute, full of passion and appreciation for the genealogy of the Hovannisian family and its transformation into an American success story." - Dr. Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York and author of The Road to Home: My Life and Times With what one can only describe as an artistic skill, Garin Hovannisian interleaves the micro-story of his resilient family with the macro-narrative of the Armenian Genocide. One swiftly learns to appreciate the true meaning of the word 'indestructible'. - Christopher Hitchens, author of Hitch-22: A Memoir "Garin Hovannisian tells one of modern history's great unexamined stories. Whether you are an Armenian American like me or come to this story anew, Family of Shadows will move you with the intensity and intimacy of its detail." - David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Body of Lies "Hovannisian narratives in a swift, novel-like style... Cultural history and memoir gracefully entwined." - Kirkus Reviews

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