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THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS
BOHJALIAN, CHRIS
Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
When Elizabeth Endicott arrives in Aleppo, Syria she has a diploma from Mount Holyoke, a crash course in
nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the Armenian language. The year is 1915 and she has volunteered on
behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to help deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the Armenian
genocide. There Elizabeth becomes friendly with Armen, a young Armenian engineer who has already lost his
wife and infant daughter. When Armen leaves Aleppo and travels south into Egypt to join the British army, he
begins to write Elizabeth letters, and comes to realize that he has fallen in love with the wealthy, young American
woman who is so different from the wife he lost. Fast forward to the present day, where we meet Laura
Petrosian, a novelist living in suburban New York. Although her grandparents' ornate Pelham home was
affectionately nicknamed "The Ottoman Annex," Laura has never really given her Armenian heritage much
thought. But when an old friend calls, claiming to have seen a newspaper photo of Laura's grandmother
promoting an exhibit at a Boston museum, Laura embarks on a journey back through her family's history that
reveals love, loss - and a wrenching secret that has been buried for generations.
FICTION 1ST PRINTING 100,000
DOUBLEDAY 320 PAGES
9780385534796
$28.95 HC
JULY 2012
SAXON: THE BOOK OF DREAMS
SEVERIN, TIM
Frankia 780AD: Sigwulf, a minor Saxon prince, is saved from execution after his family is slaughtered by the
ruthless King Offa of Mercia. Thanks to his Devil's Mark – his eyes of different colours – Sigwulf is exiled to the
Frankish court of King Carolus, the future Charlemagne. There Sigwulf survives on his wits while at the same
time trying to come to terms with disturbingly prophetic dreams.
FICTION - HISTORICAL
MACMILLAN 384 PAGES
9780230764422 SERIES: SAXON
$19.99 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2012
SAVAGE HAWKMAN VOLUME ONE: DARKNESS RISING
HIGGINS, KYLE
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, Carter Hall is back as the savage
Hawkman! Carter's skill at deciphering lost languages has led him to a job with an archaeologist who specializes
in alien ruins. But one of his latest discoveries is Morphicus, whose deadly power helps to spread an alien
plague through New York City. With innocent lives in the balance, Carter Hall must use the power of the Nth
metal bonded to his body to don his wings and become Hawkman!
GRAPHIC NOVELS 1ST PRINTING 75,000
DC COMICS 144 PAGES
9781401237066 SERIES: SAVAGE HAWKMAN/THE NEW 52
$19.99 TP Original
OCTOBER 2012
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