‘SAFE HARBOR’: A NOVEL
Santa Monica
PR Newswire
July 7, 2009 Tuesday 8:25 AM GMT
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, President Barack
Obama was in Turkey and talked about the issues of Turkey blockading
Armenia and how Azerbaijan was still at war with Armenia, a country
that continues to exist in spite of those not wanting it that way. This
presidential visit offered hope to Leonard Howard and David Deranian,
authors of "Safe Harbor" (published by iUniverse). The authors believe
that for far too long the world has forgotten about Armenia and, more
importantly, its people. They decided to write about it in novel form.
There are a number of non-fictional accounts written about the Armenian
Genocide, but "Safe Harbor" chronicles the Armenian experience by
putting a face on the harsh and horrid reality. The story depicts one
man’s journey from historical western Armenia, the site of the Armenian
Genocide in 1915, to Fresno, California, a place for survivors of the
genocide to reclaim their lives and back to eastern Turkey to find a
lost sister in 1944, to Karabakh, historically Armenia, and a place
of contention with the Azeri Turks in 2008.
The authors’ decision to write "Safe Harbor" was to let people know
that Armenia survived, in spite of the fact that in the 20th century
the Armenians experienced the first genocide of the 20th century
where they were meant for extinction. The Nazis learned their trade
from helping the Turks in this nightmare, one that orphaned author
David Deranian’s grandfather. The novel records a tragic history of
a people who were not meant to survive the evil done to them. It is
also a universal story that appeals to the basic human question of
being able to find meaning from tragedy. Anyone interested in history,
the Middle East, espionage, human rights and an adventurous story
that gives a voice to a painful past will want to read this novel.
About the Authors
Leonard Howard is an electronic engineer, originally from England
and now from California, who designs and writes software. Due to his
career as a software engineer he has worked with police departments
throughout the United States to develop software that tracks gangs
and trains police. He is married with one child.
David Deranian is a writer and film producer who has a desire to
explore truth over a range of subjects from nuclear physics to Middle
Eastern history. For David, it is writing that provides a gateway to
imagination and the truth that waits to be discovered. He is single
and makes his home in Santa Monica, California. Both authors are
available for interview.
"Safe Harbor"
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ISBN: 978-1440128769 – 6 x 9 – Paperback – 324 pages – $19.95
iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals
publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The
company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the
largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. iUniverse is based in
Bloomington, Indiana.
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