{"product_id":"not-even-my-name-9780312277017","title":"Not Even My Name","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of exile from Turkish genocide, brought to light for the first time ever in Sano Halo's personal story \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNot Even My Name\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the genocide carried out during and after WW I in Turkey, which brought to a tragic end the 3000-year history of the Pontic Greeks (named for the Pontic Mountain range below the Black Sea). During this time, almost 2 million Pontic Greeks and Armenians were slaughtered and millions of others were exiled. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNot Even My Name\u003c\/i\u003e is the unforgettable story of Sano Halo's survival, as told to her daughter, Thea, and of their trip to Turkey in search of Sano's home 70 years after her exile. Sano Halo was a 10-year-old girl when she was torn from her ancient, pastoral way of life in the mountains and sent on a death march that annihilated her family. Stripped of everything she had ever held dear, even her name, Sano was sold by her surrogate family into marriage when still a child to a man three times her age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eNot Even My Name\u003c\/i\u003e follows Sano's marriage, the raising of her ten children in New York City, and her transformation as an innocent girl who was forced to move from a bucolic life to the 20th century in one bold stride. Written in haunting and eloquent prose, \u003ci\u003eNot Even My Name\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a seamless texture of individual and group memory, evoking all the suspense and drama of the best told tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThea Halo\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and painter who has won awards for her poetry and essays, and has exhibited her paintings in galleries in New York City and elsewhere. She lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668950978834,"sku":"9780312277017","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8ff0bd2-dc48-49d8-8341-e4e48364efdf.jpg?v=1733753280","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/not-even-my-name-9780312277017","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}