A House Without Locks

A House Without Locks

The Story of Siranush - An Armenian Woman

"I have forgiven you. But my heart forgot how to love you."

She was nineteen when she married Vardan and entered his family home in Armenia, thinking she was beginning a new life.

Instead, she entered a house without locks.

No doors closed. No cupboards locked. No privacy. No safety.

Her sisters-in-law stole her children's food, tore her clothes, and destroyed her reputation. Her husband heard her cry every night-and chose to believe his sisters.

For forty years, Siranush endured in silence.

But before she died, she wrote one final letter-a will that would change her children's lives forever.

A letter that taught the world:

Moderation is the secret of life.

This is the story of every woman who lived in a house without locks.

This is the story of Siranush.

A Novel by Sidra Kayto