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Hovsep Karamardian is on the precipice of adulthood Finishing his education he awaits a life in the family business that seems to him like a prison On an errand to market an unexpected confrontation forever changes him After living a life surrounded by family and friends in Kessab he is abruptly forced to travel with his brother to start again in the Americas Hovsep is odar or other in this new world Relying on nothing but his own intrepid nature and ability to adapt he finds work love and friendships that will last a lifetime Thus begins a story that will span generations and trace the unfolding of improbably linked fates Denice Peter Karamardian s Jido explores the honoring of family memory and legacy even in the midst of new beginnings and evolving identities Odar Jido A Journey Through CommunityThis lightly fictionalized version of the author s own extended family story is engaging and beautiful A relatively quick read it dives into a lively and compelling cast of characters mostly Armenian as they struggle to survive and escape the Ottoman empire and then make a new life in America Odar Jido A Journey Through Community