Marlenezaedyan

Writer Marlene Zaedyan is of Armenian heritage and was born in Lebanon. Her family's history is marked by forced migration after the Armenian Genocide. Her book, Nine Lives Endless Dreams: A Survivor's Story of Genocide and War, is around the themes of resilience and survival, which she got a deep and sensitive understanding of while growing up during the Lebanese Civil War.

Beyond her literary career, Marlene is a happy grandma of two, a loving mother of two sons with special needs, and a daughter. She and her cherished puppy, Mango, live together. She is married.