The Gendarme

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Memories of war haunt a troubled veteran.

Recommended for readers interested in exploring the complexities of memory and forgiveness, this book follows the journey of a World War I veteran who begins to remember his past actions as a gendarme marching Armenians out of Turkey. As he attempts to make amends with one woman he spared, readers will be struck by the powerful meditation on the effects of war on the individual psyche.

The Gendarme

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ISBN: 9780425242964
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $21.33
Authors: Mark Mustian
Publisher: Berkley
Date of Publication: 2011-09-06
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Asia, War
Goodreads rating: 3.74
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To most people, Emmett Conn is a confused old World War I veteran, fading in and out of senility. But in his mind, Emmett is haunted by events he'd long forgotten. In his dreams, he's a gendarme, a soldier marching Armenians out of Turkey. He commits unspeakable acts. Yet he feels compelled to spare one remarkable woman: Araxie, the girl with the piercing eyes-one green, one blue. As the past and present bleed together in The Gendarme, Emmett Conn sets out on one final journey to find Araxie and beg forgiveness, before it's too late. With uncompromising vision and boundless compassion, Mark Mustian has written a transcendent meditation on the power of memory-and the dangers of forgetting who we are and have been.
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Memories of war haunt a troubled veteran.

Recommended for readers interested in exploring the complexities of memory and forgiveness, this book follows the journey of a World War I veteran who begins to remember his past actions as a gendarme marching Armenians out of Turkey. As he attempts to make amends with one woman he spared, readers will be struck by the powerful meditation on the effects of war on the individual psyche.