NOT EVEN MY NAME is a rare eyewitness account of the horrors of a little-known, often denied genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Armenian and Pontic Greek minorities in Turkey were killed during and after World War 1. But NOT EVEN MY NAME is first and foremost Sano Halo's brilliant and mesmerising memoir, written in haunting and eloquent prose that evokes the suspense of the best told tales.

Reviews

"In telling her mother's epic story of survival and ultimate triumph in America, Thea Halo has written an important book about a largely unknown history: the genocide of the Pontic Greeks at the hands of the Turkish government in the years following World War I. Thea Halo's deeply moving portrait of her mother reverberates with large moral issues that affect us all."--Peter Balakian, author of "Black Dog of Fate"

"As written by her daughter, Thea, Sano's harrowing account of the destruction of her family and her world is told with such vivid detail that every page sears the mind and heart . . . A work of burning intensity, self-evidently powerful and true."--Nicholas Gage, author of "Eleni"

"Deeply moving . . . It is impossible to read the story of this woman's life without marveling at the strength of her spirit."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"A story of personal strength and the great triumph of mere survival."--"The New York Times"

"Thea Halo tells this sad story with simple grace."--"U.S. News & World Report "

"An unforgettable book."--"Booklist "(starred review)

"Sano Halo's tale is devoid of pretense, literary or historical, and it is all the stronger for it."--Michael Doran, "Washington Post Book World"""