In this whimsical, thought-provoking novel, author Armineh Helen Ohanian presents a fantastic vision of how life might look after death.
When faithful churchgoer Martha arrives late for Sunday services, she can't figure out why her husband, children, and grandchildren won't talk to her. It isn't until the spirit of her beloved but long-dead uncle appears and tells her that she's at a funeral-her own.
Martha follows her uncle to her new eternal home: Planet Heaven. Unlike various religions' conceptions of the afterworld, Planet Heaven is pretty similar to Earth.
In the company of her wise uncle and a favorite childhood pet, Martha travels through Planet Heaven. Once in Paris, she sets out on the city streets to find her favorite composer, Georges Bizet. She wants to tell the composer of the famous opera Carmen that despite his long suffering in life, he finally made it big after he died.
Full of adventure, humor, and heart, this madcap tale about living life after death features an ensemble of zany, lovable characters in the vivid and fully imagined world of Planet Heaven.
About the Author: An American Armenian born in Iran, Armineh Helen Ohanian was a published author at age fifteen.
Armineh is the author of three novels and a children storybook series the Talking Animals.
The Apple Tree Blossoms in the Fall is a highly acclaimed creative memoir. This book earned honorable mention in the category of biography and autobiography at the 2014 LA Book Festival. In 2012 Armineh was invited to Oxford University in the United Kingdom to hold a book signing and talk about her memoir during the university's International Women's Day celebrations.
Armineh has lived in Europe and the United States since 1962. Currently she lives in Westhampton, New York, with her husband and three cats. She is passionate about writing, reading, playing tennis, and driving sports cars.
