I was born and raised in Iran from Armenian origin. As a teenager and a young girl, my life was filled with laughter, love, and happiness - tinged with occasional sadness. Two years after my marriage, when my daughter was one-year-old, my nomadic life began together with my husband and child. Our son was born in Germany and was only three- months-old when we returned to Iran for a period of one year. From that date on, a tumultuous life began for my family and me traveling and living across different lands in Europe. In 1973 once again we returned to Iran till late 1977, when the unrest began. Then another rollercoaster of events took shape for us as we lived across Europe, Russia, the United States and Abu Dhabi, until we settled down in Westhampton - USA - where I glimpsed life through different cultures and many sets of eyes, constantly strengthening the threads binding my extended boisterous Armenian family together. Our Armenian community has a long history of rich story telling, shared at the bazaar, at the kitchen table, at tea parties - passed down generation to generation. So maybe writing is in my blood.
I started writing at the age of fifteen - nearly a million years ago! I've written two children's story books and two novels. "The Talking Animals" has been read in Long Island elementary schools since 2003. I can't explain why, but I mainly get in writing mood when I drive or walk in busy, crowded streets. Yes, I love to write... My most recent novel is a story about a woman battling with emotional upheavals in her married life with which she eventually comes to terms. I was motivated to write this novel by simply listening to my friends' complaints about their husbands. So, what helps me the most to create stories is simply my observation of life going on around me. Recently, I have completed a new novel which is called, Looking For Georges Bizet on Planet Heaven. It is a fusion of fantasy and reality I will soon be sending out queries. I have also writen another children's story called, "The Adventures of the Little Acorn.'
Birth Place: Arak, Iran
Accomplishments: BA Honors in Humanities awarded by the Open University in the UK.
I used to be on the list of the visiting authors of BOCES(Board Of Cooperative Education Services) in New York until right before my husband and I moved to Abu Dhabi. When 'The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall' was published, I was invited to go to Oxford University in the UK to do book signing and to hold a workshop for the students. I helped them to learn how to write about ones personal experiences. I participated at The LA Book Festival with 'The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall'. My book is now listed among the 'Honorable Mentions' in the category of autobiography/memoir.
Books
The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall by Armineh Helen Ohanian The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall, is the life journey of Carineh - a child, a teenager, a wife, a mother, but most of all a woman of purpose. From stories of her parents held-up by bandits; the white donkey gifted by Khomeini; her father's death from Baptism in frozen waters; the family's fall into poverty; the miracle of the apple tree blossoms; her love for a man with a secret; camping in Sib...
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The Talking Animals by Armineh Helen Ohanian Exciting short stories - fables - about animals that live and think like humans.... Amazon.com,
Nine Years to Freedom by Armineh Helen Ohanian Farhad Shirazi, a three star general of the ex-Shah's army who has been hiding in Iran for nine years,needs to escape From Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran or face capture and execution by the revolutionary guards...
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Looking For Georges Bizet on Planet Heaven by Armineh Helen Ohanian In this whimsical, thought-provoking novel, author Armineh Helen Ohanian presents a fantastic vision of how life might look after death. Martha, after attending her own funeral, travels to Planet Heaven...
News looking for a publisher or an agent by Armineh Helen Ohanian I got back the rights to my book, "The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall."... Good News by Armineh Helen Ohanian Signing a contract with the Chinese literary agent... My book is going to be published!!! by Armineh Helen Ohanian I have signed a contract for my "The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall" with Lazy Day Publishers. My book will come out in September.... The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall by Armineh Helen Ohanian The second edition of the Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall is now available on main on line bookstores.... Being accepted as goodreads author by Armineh Helen Ohanian I was so happy to be accepted to be one of goodreads authors. I participated in their book giveaway program. ... Armineh Ohanian speaks at Oxford University by Armineh Helen Ohanian http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/149109/
... Oxford Times coverage of my book by Armineh Helen Ohanian Please go to http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/10275342.Author_gives_some_advice_to_university_students/...
The Apple Tree Blossoms in The Fall
In this book filled with challenges and difficulties, miracles always happen at the right time. It is about the life of a Christian (Armenian) woman being born and raised in a strict Islamic city in Iran.
Nine Years to Freedom
The daring escape of one of the ex-Shah's generals from the despotic regime of Ayatollah Khomeini.
Upon my return to the US in 2007, I was invited to participate at East Hampton Library Author's Night for book signing with my book "Nine Years To Freedom" (previously known as "Dreaming of America"), hosted by Alec Baldwin. I am so excited to have been invited by Oxford University in the UK to participate at their Oxfam charity event in March 2013 to read chapters from "The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall" and host a book-signing session. All together I am very happy with my book tours. I am also happy to have been featured in Southampton Press, Oxford Mail and Oxford Times.
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