Orhan’s Inheritance

When OrhanΓÇÖs brilliant and eccentric grandfather,Kemal T├╝rkogluwho built a dynasty out of making kilim rugsis found deadsubmerged in a vat of dyeOrhan inherits the decades-old business. But Kemal has left the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles awayan aging woman in a retirement home in Los Angeles. Intent on righting this injusticeOrhan unearths a story thatif toldhas the power to undo the legacy upon which OrhanΓÇÖs family is builta story that could unravel his own future. ΓÇ£Breathtaking and expansive . . . Proof that the past can sometimes rewrite the future.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöChristina Baker Klineauthor of Orphan Train ΓÇ£Stunning . . . At turns both subtle and transcendent.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöLos Angeles Review of Books ΓÇ£To take the tumultuous history of Turks and Armenians in the early part of this centuryand to tell the stories of families and lovers from the small everyday moments of life to the terrible journeys of deathto make a novel so engrossing and keep us awakeΓÇöthat is an accomplishmentand Aline OhanesianΓÇÖs first novel is such a wonderful accomplishment.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöSusan Straightauthor of Highwire Moon ΓÇ£Richtragiccompellingand realized with deep care and insight.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöElle ΓÇ£A book with a missiongiving a voice to historyΓÇÖs silent victims.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöThe New York Times Book Review ΓÇ£OrhanΓÇÖs Inheritance illuminates human nature while portraying a devastating time in history . . . A remarkable debut novel that exhibits an impressive grasp of history as well as narrative intensity and vivid prose.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöMinneapolis Star Tribune ΓÇ£A remarkable debut from an important new voice. It tells us things we thought we knew and shows us we had no idea. Beautiful and terrible andfinallyindelible.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöLuis Alberto Urreaauthor of Queen of America