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Orhan's Inheritance

by Aline Ohanesian
Assaf Cohen
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A young Turkish man journeys back in time and across continents in search of a stranger who will forever alter the way he sees himself, his family and his country. When Orhan's brilliant and eccentric grandfather-a man who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs-is found dead, submerged in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But his grandfather's will raises more questions than answers. Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger, thousands of miles away, an aging woman in an Armenian retirement home in Los Angeles. Her existence and secrecy about her past only deepen the mystery of why Orhan's grandfather would have willed their home in Turkey to an unknown woman rather than to his own son or grandson. Left with only Kemal's ancient sketchbook and intent on righting this injustice, Orhan boards a plane to Los Angeles. There, over many meetings, he will not only unearth the story that 87-year-old Seda so closely guards, but discover that Seda's past now threatens to unravel his future. It's a story that, if told, has the power to undo the legacy upon which his family is built. Moving back and forth in time, between the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the 1990s, Orhan's Inheritance is a story of passionate love, unspeakable horrors, incredible resilience, and the hidden stories that haunt a family.

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    April 7, 2015

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      • ISBN: 9781622315604
      • File size: 237011 KB
      • Duration: 08:13:46

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Assaf Cohen's narration sets the mood for this lush literary drama about the secrets we discover after a loved one's death. Orhan discovers that his grandfather's past haunts his own future. Cohen voices Orhan's dreams and trials as he travels from Turkey to Los Angeles in order to track down the stranger who has inherited the family home. The pace is steady, moving the story forward and drawing the listener into the escalating tension. Various characters, like Orhan's father, come to life in gruff tones. Such distinctions help the listener keep track of the diverse cast. The narrator moves between male and female characters seamlessly, preserving the spell. M.R. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      July 1, 2015

      Ohanesian's debut follows two families--one Turkish, one Armenian--from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the 1990s in this harrowing story of death, life, love, sacrifice, resilience, and hope. Learning that his grandfather left their ancestral home to an Armenian stranger in a California retirement home, Orhan searches for answers to questions raised by his grandfather's will, only to discover that the woman beneficiary had no legal relationship to him or his father--possibly voiding the will under existing Turkish law. Orhan's research also introduces him to the Turks' and Armenians' turbulent history and the Armenian genocide. Assaf Cohen's professional, emotive reading draws in listeners. VERDICT This will appeal to fiction listeners with an international and historical bent. ["Ohanesian's beautifully written debut brings to life a historic tragedy that Turkey still denies ever happened.... Moving and unforgettable": LJ 4/15/15 starred review of the Algonquin hc.]--Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX

      Copyright 2015 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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