Description
Product ID: | 9781529032475 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Yellow Bird Sings |
Authors: | Author: Jennifer Rosner |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | Second World War fiction, Second World War fiction, Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Poland, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A powerfully moving and utterly gripping debut novel about a mother and daughter forced into hiding at the height of WWII, and the bond between parent and child that can never be broken <p><b>'Prepare to have your heart broken' </b><b><i>– </i></b><b><i>Good Housekeeping</i></b><br><b><i>Woman & Home </i>Book Club Pick</b><b><br><br>Poland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice.</b><br><br>After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Róza and her five-year-old daughter, Shira, seek shelter in a local farmer’s barn. They spend their days and nights in silence to avoid being caught.<br><br>When their safe haven is shattered, Róza faces an impossible choice: whether to keep her daughter close by her side, or give her the chance to survive by letting her go.<br><br>A deeply moving novel about the unbreakable bond between parent and child, <i>The Yellow Bird Sings </i>by Jennifer Rosner powerfully portrays the triumph of humanity and hope in even the darkest circumstances.<br><br><b>'If you only read one book this year, make it <i>The Yellow Bird Sings' – </i>AJ Pearce, author of <i>Dear Mrs Bird</i><br><i>'Room</i> meets <i>Schindler’s List . . . </i>a beautifully written tale of mothers and daughters' </b><b><i>– </i></b><b>Kate Quinn, author of <i>The Huntress</i> </b></p> |
Imprint Name: | Picador |
Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-03-18 |