{"product_id":"waterline-a-novel-isbn-9780063393530","title":"Waterline: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping journey through time, Mrjoian brings readers deep into the heart of the Armenian Genocide and its ripples across generations. . . . \u003ci\u003eWaterline\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read—intense, moving, and unforgettable.”—Morgan Talty, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNight of the Living Rez\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire Exit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A moving portrait of grief and the shadows of silence.”—Vanessa Chan, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm We Made\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this deeply moving debut, a close-knit Armenian American family grapples with the aftermath of losing one of their own.\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eThere, There\u003c\/i\u003e, Thao Thai’s \u003ci\u003eBanyan Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jeffrey Eugenides’ epic \u003ci\u003eMiddlesex\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaterline\u003c\/i\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 | \u003cp\u003e\"Mrjoian's writing about the history, culture, and perseverance of the Armenian people and this unforgettable family in the face of tragedy is nothing short of a triumph.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mrjoian's debut deftly brings an array of characters to light, illustrating the depth of heartbreak and love in a family struck by misfortune.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A joyful, heartwarming drama with an intricately woven structure that is effortlessly pleasurable to read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWaterline \u003c\/em\u003eis smart and beautiful and breathtaking in its Rashomon-like chronicle of the ripple effect of a young woman's suicide. The depth of Aram Mrjoian’s exploration of an extended family in crisis is stunning, and his insights into grief and loss are profound. I was awed by this first novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sandcastle Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWaterline \u003c\/em\u003eis one of those novels that steeps you so thoroughly in the history, grief, love, and tangles of one family that you become a member of it. This is a fierce, tender debut about the way tragedies—both personal and national—echo through the generations.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions for You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping journey through time, Mrjoian brings readers deep into the heart of the Armenian Genocide and its ripples across generations. With a voice wholly unique in its style, Mrjoian weaves a powerful tapestry of survival, identity, and resilience, all the while never abandoning what makes this book that rare great novel: feeling, the very thing that each of us knows and that binds us. It is no wonder, then, how Mrjoian is able to find the beauty in the brutality of this history, and in the unyielding spirit of family. \u003cem\u003eWaterline \u003c\/em\u003eis a must read—intense, moving, and unforgettable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorgan Talty, national bestselling author of Night of the Living Rez and Fire Exit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWaterline\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving portrait of grief and the shadows of silence. Aram Mrjoian shines a piercing and wise light on the way the members of one Armenian family care for and alienate each other with their secrets, and asks the question, how do we keep loving through unspeakable loss?\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Chan, bestselling author of The Storm We Made, a GMA Book Club Pick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A stunning debut and a compelling examination of the ripple effect of the past on the present. Mrjoian pulls us back and forth across decades, across lives, through layers of secrets and sorrows. I couldn’t put it down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Muaddi Darraj, author of Behind You Is the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aram Mrjoian’s \u003cem\u003eWaterline \u003c\/em\u003eis a deeply moving exploration of a family in distress, keen to the many ways tragedy and hope can both ripple through generations. It’s also a fine addition to the emerging canon of contemporary Michigan literature, perfect for fans of Angela Flournoy’s \u003cem\u003eThe Turner House\u003c\/em\u003e or Ghassan Zeineddine's \u003cem\u003eDearborn\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Bell, author of Appleseed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing short of a triumph.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart and beautiful and breathtaking in its \u003cem\u003eRashomon\u003c\/em\u003e-like chronicle.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Bohjalian, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sandcastle Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fierce, tender debut about the way tragedies—both personal and national—echo through the generations.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions for You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A moving portrait of grief and the shadows of silence. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Chan, bestselling author of The Storm We Made\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling. . . . I couldn’t put it down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Muaddi Darraj, author of Behind You Is the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deeply moving exploration of a family in distress.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Bell, author of Appleseed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperVia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588081725669,"sku":"NP9780063393530","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063393530.jpg?v=1773961924","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/waterline-a-novel-isbn-9780063393530","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}