The Immigrant

							The Immigrant
The Journey to America
     A True Story
        The Immigrant

In 1975, Victor and Marina were
 forced to change their entire life
    plan due to the civil war in
Lebanon. Instead of pursuing their
goals of obtaining college degrees,
 which they had worked so hard
   for, they had to endure many
             hardships.
           The Immigrant

 Their wedding was interrupted by
   bomb shells and bullets, which
resulted in having to postpone their
honeymoon for months later. Their
    wedding night was spent in a
  shelter with 200 other people of
      various religious beliefs.
         The Immigrant


They had to go through sniper
  attacks, barricades made of
   dead bodies controlled by
   different fighting factions.
           The Immigrant

 They had to find a way out of the
country by bribing various armed
forces, while sharing a 12 person
yacht with 50 people carrying all
the valuables they could, to cross
   the Mediterranean towards
             Cyprus.
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 The journey consisted of a 117 mile
 - 3 hour trip that took 14 hours, all
    the while being exposed to the
    elements and floating only few
  inches above water; encountering
    pirates, fear, sea sickness, and
  nervousness in hopes of avoiding
           death or capture.
           The Immigrant


Not only was it difficult to travel
 under those conditions, but they
  also had to put up with many
   barriers such as: language,
   immigration, employment,
            funds and
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    they had to deal with many
    uncertainties such as: which
country will ultimately accept them,
 what kind of people they will have
 to deal with and encounter, what
  kind of jobs they will be able to
                 find,
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what was happening to the family
  members they had left behind,
 where will each one of them end
 up, and if they will ever see their
          families again.
  It was hell on earth times ten.
          The Immigrant


It takes some gull and some
brain and a little bit of luck to
pull through this tragedy and
 start a new life. Luckily they
will, but, as you can imagine,
        it won’t be easy.
        The Immigrant


In the end they make it to
        America.
                   The Immigrant
                Questions and Answers

 What is the purpose of writing the book?
 The purpose of writing this book is to describe the reality
  of lives affected by civil war and how fast and furious
  people’s lives can change by one incident. The Lebanese
  civil war started in 1975, it is still ongoing. Thousands of
  people have died; millions of dreams have been
  shattered.
 It is also to demonstrate that in a civil war bullets do not
  discriminate between Christians or Muslims, or
  Armenians and Assyrians; they don’t care whether you
  are a Liberal or a Conservative, as you will see in the
  book many Christian bullets killed Christians, and many
  Muslim bullets killed Muslims, and so forth.
              The Immigrant
           Questions and Answers

 Why should I read the book?
 The book is full of real life experiences
 under extreme circumstances and
 frightening situations no one was
 prepared for. It is full of excitement,
 adventure, strategies, survival instincts
 providing important lessons, and it
 emphasizes the power of true love.
               The Immigrant
            Questions and Answers

 Why should I “back” your book?
 Thank you for considering “backing” the
 publishing of this book. The book has the
 potential of attracting many readers for its
 content. Also, my intent is to advertise the book
 through my contacts to movie directors and
 producers. The feedback so far has been
 positive. As a “backer” of the book you will be
 part of a great project aside from the nice
 rewards I have tried to offer.
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 What will the funds be used for?
 The funds will be used for publishing expenses
 such as: cover design, interior design, editing,
 publishing, ISBN, E-book edition, registration
 with the Library of Congress, distribution,
 marketing, advertising, retail returnable
 insurance, entertaining producers and directors
 if need be, converting the book into a
 screenplay by a professional screenwriter for a
 movie, and more.
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 Thank you for taking the time and
 your support. I am looking forward to
 exciting times in the near future from
 the successful publication of the book
 with the help of your “backing” and
 support.
                       Gratefully,
                       Marc Boyajian