Since the selection of his fifth novel Midwives for Oprah’s Book Club back in 1998, bestselling author Chris Bohjalian has enjoyed success for his powerful storytelling about ordinary folks in wrenching circumstances. Twice Bohjalian, who is part Swedish, part Armenian, has turned to history as a source of inspiration: the Armenian Genocide by Turkey was the backdrop for The Sandcastle Girls, and World War II for Skeletons at the Feast. Both books received widespread critical acclaim.
