The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall - a New Read for Christmas

The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall - a New Read for Christmas PR Newswire NEW YORK, December 17, 2012 NEW YORK, December 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- stories of a young Armenian woman and her journey through life unique insights into Iran, Islam and Armenian culture a memoir, a history lesson, a love story Author Armineh Ohanian grew up as a young Armenian woman in Iran. Now she draws on her experiences in a new novel, The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall, which follows the story of Carineh who confronts a series of struggles taking her from Iran to Europe and to the US. Armineh Ohanian As she faces the upheaval of leaving her homeland and the many trials of marriage, Carineh discovers that impossible situations can resolve themselves in the most unexpected of ways: including apple trees that miraculously blossom out of season to provide food for her starving family. Carineh's journey begins as she spends her first eleven years in a small, strict Islamic town in Iran where her father runs his thriving export business in a busy bazaar and entertains guests extensively, including a young mullah called Khomeini. It moves swiftly through short interconnected episodes spiced by the unfolding events of the night when Carineh finds her one true love.