The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner ('Prepare to have your heart broken' – Good Housekeeping)

Poland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice.

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.

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.

A deeply moving novel about the unbreakable bond between parent and child, The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner powerfully portrays the triumph of humanity and hope in even the darkest circumstances.

Review

'If you only read one book this year, make it The Yellow Bird Sings' – AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs Bird
'Room meets Schindler’s List . . . a beautifully written tale of mothers and daughters' – Kate Quinn, author of The Huntress

About the Author

The Yellow Bird Sings is Jennifer Rosner's debut novel. She is the author of the memoir If A Tree Falls: A Family’s Quest to Hear and Be Heard, and the children’s book, The Mitten String. Her writing has appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines. Jennifer lives in western Massachusetts with her family.

Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador; Air Iri OME edition (5 Mar. 2020)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529032431
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529032437
    Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.4 x 2.4 x 23.4 cm
    Customer reviews: 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,672 ratings