The Legacy of Lost Things by Aida Zilelian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I was really surprised by this book and in a good way. The Legacy of Lost Things is a prose about a lost family. The narration is done by a family in turmoil with each chapter telling their story from going back in time to present; from Beirut to across the United States, a family that is disconnected from each other. Levon who married Tamar to rescue her from her family’s grip and Tamar marries Levon to escape from her family while in love with another man. Tamar has only changed prisons of her own making. Levon and Tamar have a loveless marriage in the United States; however, this loveless marriage has brought them two daughters Araxi and Sophie into their prison as well.
No longer able to cope, Araxi has run away and the walls that Levon’s family have put up so carefully come crashing done.
Levon who deeply loved Tamar discovers that she is still in love with her boyhood friend, is deeply hurt and lashes out. He discovers his own insecurities are what drive his family into the prison they are now in.
Tamar who is deeply depressed because of the oppression she has lived first from her own parents and sisters and then her own marriage.
Araxi runs away to escape the resentment her parents have of her. The courage her parents lack that Araxi runs to find.
Easy to get caught up In each of their stories as they fight for redemption.
A special thank youGreenleaf Book Group
BH Publications Pte Ltd. , and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review
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