Once : As it Was

By Griselda Jackson Ohannessian

An unconventional family idyll in pastoral Bucks County, Pennsylvania of the 1930’s is suddenly broken to pieces by the arrival of a band of writers led by poets Robert Graves and especially Laura... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872331318
• ISBN13: 9780872331310
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Bauhan Pub
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

The Good Ole Days really were!

Griselda Jackson Ohannessian's memoir about her childhood tells of a time that really WAS the good ole days. She was lucky to have lived the life she did in the mid-twentieth century in the rural east coast. She had a loving family with lots of smarts, and as a family one couldn't ask for anything more. As she tells the stories that they lived, there is almost no hint of the tragedy to come. I could feel her pain as she described in a very few pages the almost total destruction of the heretofore loving, caring, intelligent adults in her life. The book left me feeling so bad for her, with the feeling that I knew her and her siblings, and I wish I could hug her, even now. This is the quintessential story of innocent rural life being invaded by so-called sophisticated society, and the resultant damage it did. I am supposing that Mrs. Ohannessian is a content woman today and has been able to move beyond the damage that was done to her.

Absolutely Charming!

A vivid and heartfelt, yet never sugary, account of life and the turns that it can take as seen through the eyes of a child. Never predictable, always engaging, and sometimes surprising, it is a thoroughly enjoyable read!

INCREDIBLE BOOK!!

Unusually sensitive portrayal of idealic childhood in New Hope, PA ruptured by evil forces. One of the most moving books I have ever read. I highly recommend it!