forced to change their entire life plan due to the civil war in Lebanon. Instead of pursuing their goals of obtaining college degrees
In 1975, Victor and Marina were forced to change their entire life plan due to the civil war in Lebanon. Instead of pursuing their goals of obtaining college degrees, which they had worked so hard for, they had to endure many hardships. Their wedding was interrupted by bomb shells and bullets, which resulted in having to postpone their honeymoon for months later. Their wedding night was spent in a shelter with 200 other people of various religious beliefs. They had to go through sniper attacks, barricades made of dead bodies controlled by different fighting factions. They had to find a way out of the country by bribing various armed forces, while sharing a 12 person yacht with 50 people carrying all the valuables they could, to cross the Mediterranean towards Cyprus. The journey consisted of a 117 mile - 3 hour trip that took 14 hours, all the while being exposed to the elements and floating only few inches above water; encountering pirates, fear, sea sickness, and nervousness in hopes of avoiding death or capture. Not only was it difficult to travel under those conditions, but they also had to put up with many barriers such as: language, immigration, employment, funds and they had to deal with many uncertainties such as: which country will ultimately accept them, what kind of people they will have to deal with and encounter, what kind of jobs they will be able to find, what was happening to the family members they had left behind, where will each one of them end up, and if they will ever see their families again. It was hell on earth times ten.
It takes some gull and some brain and a little bit of luck to pull through this tragedy and start a new life. Luckily they will, but, as you can imagine, it won’t be easy. In the end they make it to America.
Thank you for taking the time and your support. I am looking forward to exciting times in the near future from the successful publication of the book with the help of your “backing” and support.
Gratefully,
Marc Boyajian
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The purpose of writing this book is to describe the reality of lives affected by civil war and how fast and furious people’s lives can change by one incident. The Lebanese civil war started in 1975, it is still ongoing. Thousands of people have died; millions of dreams have been shattered.
It is also to demonstrate that in a civil war bullets do not discriminate between Christians or Muslims, or Armenians and Assyrians; they don’t care whether you are a Liberal or a Conservative, as you will see in the book many Christian bullets killed Christians, and many Muslim bullets killed Muslims, and so forth. -
Yes. Projected time to have it ready to publish is January or February, 2012.
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The book is full of real life experiences under extreme circumstances and frightening situations no one was prepared for. It is full of excitement, adventure, strategies, survival instincts providing important lessons, and it emphasizes the power of true love.
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Thank you for considering “backing” the publishing of this book. The book has the potential of attracting many readers for its content. Also, my intent is to advertise the book through my contacts to movie directors and producers. The feedback so far has been positive. As a “backer” of the book you will be part of a great project aside from the nice rewards I have tried to offer.
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The funds will be used for publishing expenses such as: cover design, interior design, editing, publishing, ISBN, E-book edition, registration with the Library of Congress, distribution, marketing, advertising, retail returnable insurance, entertaining producers and directors if need be, converting the book into a screenplay by a professional screenwriter for a movie, and more.
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