This is a fiction novel about an Armenian family living in historic Armenia, when it was under the occupation of Turkish Ottoman Empire. By an agreement, Iskandaroun was delivered to the French authority on temporary basis.
Due to difficult and unsafe living conditions, the members of the family one by one migrate to distant parts of the world. We follow the steps of the characters as they struggle to adapt themselves and hence get established and become distinguished and respectable citizens on foreign soil. With their achievements and contributions, they become like lighthouses to their adopted countries.
From the Caucuses to the Middle East and then America. Read the stories of an Armenian Family ranging four generations. This is a story of four generations spanning from the Caucuses to the Middle East and finally to America. The emphasis is on the struggle for existence, genocide, migraiton, and the challenge to find a better way of life. The stories cover disappointments, shattered dreams, civil war, romance, sickness, success, and humor.