Told through the author’s mother, Veron. David Kherdian, tells the factual narrative of his Armenian mothers childhood, and her struggles that were revealed to her in the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. The Turks, once allies with the Armenian community, turns away and attempts to direct the Armenians to leave Turkey. Through this expedition, Veron experienced gut-wrenching circumstances that showed courage and sacrifice that she now must live with forever. In the start, Veron is being raised in one of the wealthiest families in all of the Armenian quarters in Azizya, Turkey. Soon, suspicions arise that the Turks, now supportive of the Armenian people are attempting to delete them from the entirety of Turkey. After numerous years, these theories become accurate and a frightful war begins that causes Armenian men to be drafted into the military, and for the rest of the community to be sent on a death walk into the desert.
Years of walking, brought many casualties that destroyed Veron’s family. During the death walk, disease erupted throughout the traveling people. Veron’s mother and all of her siblings eventually got the disease and sorrowfully passed. Luckily, Veron escapes the death stride but, tragically her father dies soon after …show more content…
One night, Veron finds herself in a clash between the Turks and the Greeks. Shortly after, Veron finds herself in the middle of cannon fire and her thigh unexpectedly gets hit by one of the incoming bombs. This would take years to recover after this devastation. Near the end of her recover Vernon's aunt finds her in the hospital and takes her into her residence. With some other minor struggles along the way, Veron gets happily married to an englishman by the name of, Melkon Kherdian at the age of fifteen. After getting engaged and moving to America, Veron becomes a mother of several children. Now Veron’s lives as a widow in Fresno,
Years of walking, brought many casualties that destroyed Veron’s family. During the death walk, disease erupted throughout the traveling people. Veron’s mother and all of her siblings eventually got the disease and sorrowfully passed. Luckily, Veron escapes the death stride but, tragically her father dies soon after …show more content…
One night, Veron finds herself in a clash between the Turks and the Greeks. Shortly after, Veron finds herself in the middle of cannon fire and her thigh unexpectedly gets hit by one of the incoming bombs. This would take years to recover after this devastation. Near the end of her recover Vernon's aunt finds her in the hospital and takes her into her residence. With some other minor struggles along the way, Veron gets happily married to an englishman by the name of, Melkon Kherdian at the age of fifteen. After getting engaged and moving to America, Veron becomes a mother of several children. Now Veron’s lives as a widow in Fresno,