After her breakup with her wealthy New England boyfriend, during her sojourn as a student in Paris, Ani Silver, a young American of half-Jewish, half-Armenian descent, reconnects with a childhood friend who inspires her to embark on a quest for her long-dead father, her Armenian past, and true love.[...]

On the day the Nazis march down the rue de Belleville, fourteen-year-old Maral Pegorian is living with her family in Paris, where, like many other Armenians who survived the genocide in their homeland, her parents have come to build a new life. The adults immediately set about gathering food and pro[...]