Author: Armineh Ohanian

The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall

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Armineh Helen Ohanian
LazyDay Publishing, LLC
September 24th 2012
380

"The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall is a fascinating story! It transported me to a time and place where human relationships and habits were different from today."

The Islamic revolution is imminent. Carineh, an Armenian beauty, knows it is time to leave Iran. The country she grew up in is drawing back to its Islamic roots. Carineh would vehemently hate to wear a veil, to the point that she is willing to say goodbye to her homeland, her father’s resting place, her family and friends.

In The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall, Carineh narrates stories of her life in an Iran before Ayatollah’s time. She also recounts tales about her new life in Europe and America. This book offers a unique insight into Iran, Islam, Armenian culture, and the fascinating life of a jet-setting woman.

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Looking for Georges Bizet on Planet Heaven

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Armineh Helen Ohanian
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Create Space
June 30th 2015
224

“Inspiring, light-hearted fantasy novel. Great for the soul
Planet Heaven, a total replica of Earth where I can choose where to live, travel at the speed of light, meet my long gone relatives, friends, pets and look forward to seeing my loved ones when their turn comes. This book's description of Planet Heaven is chicken soup for the soul!"

What if after death, we find ourselves on a planet that is the exact replica of Heaven?

Let’s call it Planet Heaven. On this planet, there would be seven continents and the same countries as on our own planet. Up there, we would move at the speed of light and come across all the people that we know here on Earth. Yes, it’s a place of goodness, but even there, evil lurks in the dark corners. That’s were Martha finds herself after attending her own funeral. On Planet Heaven, accompanied by her uncle and her childhood pet, a witty German shepherd, she sets out to find Gorges Bizet, the nineteenth-century French composer who died young after his opera Carmen was mercilessly trashed by critics on its opening night. Martha wants to bring Bizet news of his great fame after his death, as well as to let him know how Carmen has become one of the most popular operas on Earth. Little does Martha know that she is about to dive head-first into the mysterious and risky adventure.

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Nine Years to Freedom

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Armineh Helen Ohanian
AHO publishing
August 8th 2012
230

"Incredible story! Very well written story of a man who spent nine years in hiding in Iran after the fall of the Shah. Full of suspense and inside information regarding the brutality of the new rulers."

Very timely read about the daring escape of a General of the Shah’s army from Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime. After hiding for 9 nine year, the protagonist General Farhad Shirazi has to leave Iran because the revolutionary guards have found out about his hiding. You will experience his dangerous journey through the mountains of Iran and Turkey on his way to freedom.

Fast paced, fact-based fiction which will transport you to Iran and help you understand the cause of the rift between Iran and the USA. You will also learn how the Iranian revolution in the long run affected the present Islamic movement around the world.

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Armineh Ohanian Accepted as Goodreads author

I was so happy to be accepted to be one of Goodreads authors. I participated in their book giveaway program.
I participated in a giveaway program of Goodreads in February with my “Nine Years to Freedom,” and “The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall.” I tried to give away three copies of “The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall,” choosing only the US and the UK. 780 people participated. With “Nine Years to Freedom,” I decided to give only one copy and choose readers in the US and a few other different countries. 1081 people showed interest in reading my book. I sent out the books to the winners, and am impatiently waiting to read their reviews on Goodreads. I think authors should try the giveaway program on Goodreads, if they haven’t already done so, it is a good way of getting one’s name out.

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The Talking Animals Short Stories

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Armineh Helen Ohanian
Createspace
April 4th 2011
42

“Wonderful fables for children. The talking animals has been used to help the fourth graders of East Quogue elementary school in NY with the analysis of Folk tales for their state Language, Art and Reading tests."

Armineh sent her first children’s story anonymously to Noor Jahan Presbyterian Magazine at the age of fifteen in Tehran. She impatiently waited for a whole month to see her story printed in the center page of the Noor Jahan Magazine. Armineh continued sending in more stories for a year, by merely signing her initials, before she was discovered and her stories published in a hardcover book. “The Talking Animals” has been used to help the fourth graders at East Quogue Elementary School in N.Y. with the analysis of folk tales for their State Language, Art and Reading test. Armineh has a novel called “Dreaming of America” also available through Amazon.

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The Talking Animals Part 2: Magic

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Armineh Helen Ohanian
Createspace
July 1st 201
68

“Wonderful fables for children. The talking animals has been used to help the fourth graders of East Quogue elementary school in NY with the analysis of Folk tales for their state Language, Art and Reading tests."

Armineh Ohanian published the first edition of The Talking Animals in 2003. The same year she was invited to participate in a reading and book signing event at the SCOPE annual Long Island Family Reading Fun Festival. Her name appears in the BOCES Arts and Education catalogue for visiting authors and artists of Suffolk County schools. Armineh is also the author of Dreaming of America. She lives in Westhampton, NY with her husband and her three “talking cats.” The story is about the life and adventures of a black-and-white tuxedo cat called Magic, who is left behind when her family moves to a distant city. Magic is a sweet and friendly cat. She loves her seven-year old friend, Brandon with whom she plays and talks all day. When Magic becomes homeless, she is haunted by fierce raccoons and suffers hardship and starvation. One day when she is about to die, she dreams of a fairy who guides her to her new home. Once again luck smiles on her and she is blessed with loving owners. Magic lives with them happily for three years. Then she dies and goes to heaven. In heaven she is amazed to see how beasts and docile animals live in harmony side by side. Then…

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PanArmenian: Author Armineh Ohanian Speaks at Oxford about her Latest Novel

I was very pleased to see that PanArmenian.net covered my speech at Oxford University.

Click here to read the article:
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/149109/

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Oxford University Invitation for Reading of The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall

Invitation by Oxford University to read and talk about my book in March 2013, The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall. The book, a fictional memoire, is about the journey of life of an Armenian woman born and rasied in Iran. It is about her adventurous life and problems which always miraculously get solved. The story begins in a strict Islamic city in Iran and continues in the four corners of the world.

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Announcing the Publication of The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall

The second edition of ,”The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall,” is now available at https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Tree-Blossoms-Fall

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