Beyond the Two Rivers: The Continuing Story of Mannig the Heroine of Between the Two Rivers Following the Armenian Genocide - Softcover

Kouyoumjian, Aida

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603811516 ISBN 13: 9781603811514

Publisher: Coffeetown Press, 2013

Synopsis

Between the Two Rivers was a true Cinderella of Mesopotamia story. Young Mannig rose from starving Armenian orphan to the teenage bride of a wealthy philanthropist. Beyond the Two Rivers begins in Baghdad amid the political turmoil of 1958 and then flashes back to where the first book left off in 1922, when Mannig travels to the desert castle of her in-laws. As a young mother, Mannig moves from one isolated farming village outpost to another while her engineer husband makes the desert bloom. Mannig, Mardiros, and their three children eventually settle in Baghdad, where the tumult of World War II has soured relations between the various tribes who have shared these lands peacefully for centuries. Whether hobnobbing with royalty or escaping from angry Bedouin, Mannig retains her resilience and joie de vivre. This is an Iraq that no longer exists, except in our memories and imaginations.

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About the Author

Aida Kouyoumjian, Mannig's daughter, was born in Felloujeh and raised and educated in Baghdad, Iraq. She came to Seattle's University of Washington on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1952. After a 30-year career teaching in the public schools, she is now retired and lives on Mercer Island in Washington State. You can find Aida on the Web at armenianstory.coffeetownpress.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coffeetown Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603811516
• ISBN 13: 9781603811514
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248