MYPAREA BOOK REPORT: Flames on the Water - Tears in the Sea -- by Con Aroney A true story about the hardships of two Greek families living in Asia Minor in 1922 and the heroism of the crippled visiting American YMCA worker, AK Jennings. A powerful historic novel about one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th Century, the destruction of a beautiful city, the massacre of hundreds of thousands of its citizens and the displacement of millions of people. For hundreds of years, Smyrna had been a prosperous trading city on the shores of the Aegean Sea, with many cultures living side by side. But it was a predominantly Greek city within Turkey. All major events including the battles leading up to the destruction of Smyrna, the great fire, the evacuation and the aftermath are closely based on the actual historic events, although the specific military and social actions of some of the characters are in part fictionalized. This book is an account of the events before, during and after the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922, including its tragic effects on the lives of the Girdis and Caristinos families, and the heroic life and actions of Asa Jennings, an American YMCA worker and Methodist pastor, based on historic records.
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