{"product_id":"waterline-9780063393523","title":"Waterline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A gripping journey through time, Mrjoian brings readers deep into the heart of the Armenian Genocide and its ripples across generations. . . . \u003cem\u003eWaterline\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read--intense, moving, and unforgettable.\"--Morgan Talty, national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFire Exit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A moving portrait of grief and the shadows of silence.\"--Vanessa Chan, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Storm We Made\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this deeply moving debut, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutside Detroit on the island of Gross Ile, the Kurkjians receive news that Mari, the eldest of their youngest generation, has swum into the depths of Lake Michigan with no intent of returning to shore--the consequences of which drag out a deeply rooted pain passed down from generations before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a century earlier, Gregor, the great-grandfather and patriarch of the Kurkjian family, survived the Armenian Genocide after fighting for his freedom atop Musa Dagh. Decades later and miles away, Gregor's epic mythos is inherited by his family as they navigate living in its shadow. As the Kurkjians now struggle with their new, devastating loss, secrets and shortcomings rise to the surface, forcing each relative to decide where their own story fits in the narrative of their family's fraught history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Tommy Orange's \u003cem\u003eThere, There\u003c\/em\u003e, Thao Thai's \u003cem\u003eBanyan Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, and Jeffrey Eugenides' epic \u003cem\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWaterline\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complex beauty of diaspora, the weight of inherited trauma, and the echoes of the Genocide on contemporary Armenian life. This is a searing portrait of a family afloat in grief and the perseverance needed to rise above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrjoian, Aram:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAram Mrjoian\u003c\/strong\u003e is the editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, managing editor of \u003cem\u003eMichigan Quarterly Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and a 2022 Creative Armenia-AGBU Fellow. Aram has previously worked as an editor at the \u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eSoutheast Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the editor of the anthology \u003cem\u003eWe Are All Armenian: Voices from the Diaspora\u003c\/em\u003e. His writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian, Runner's World, Literary Hub, Catapult, West Branch, Electric Literature, Gulf Coast, Boulevard, Joyland, Longreads\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other publications. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University and a PhD in creative writing from Florida State University. He lives in Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51318738551058,"sku":"9780063393523","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6714974b-5d29-42b3-9321-620cc0f75746.jpg?v=1748511279","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/waterline-9780063393523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}