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Online Fiction Book Group

The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosen

2021-05-05 18:30:00 2021-05-05 19:30:00 America/New_York Online Fiction Book Group Travel back in time, sail across the world—while never leaving your armchair. Join the Online Fiction Book Group where we read and discuss a wide variety of fiction virtually. Online Programs -

Wednesday, May 05
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2021-05-05 18:30:00 2021-05-05 19:30:00 America/New_York Online Fiction Book Group Travel back in time, sail across the world—while never leaving your armchair. Join the Online Fiction Book Group where we read and discuss a wide variety of fiction virtually. Online Programs -

Travel back in time, sail across the world—while never leaving your armchair. Join the Online Fiction Book Group where we read and discuss a wide variety of fiction virtually.

Meetings take place via Zoom. Registered participants will be emailed meeting information prior to the event starting.

The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosen 

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In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives.

As Nazi soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Róza and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, flee, seeking shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft day and night, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet, as music pulses through her and the farmyard outside beckons. To soothe her daughter and pass the time, Róza tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden:

The girl is forbidden from making a sound, so the yellow bird sings. He sings whatever the girl composes in her head: high-pitched trills of piccolo; low-throated growls of contrabassoon. Music helps the flowers bloom.

In this make-believe world, Róza can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and Róza must make an impossible choice: whether to keep Shira by her side or give her the chance to survive apart.

Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during World War II, Jennifer Rosner’s debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter. Beautiful and riveting, The Yellow Bird Sings is a testament to the triumph of hope―a whispered story, a bird’s song―in even the darkest of times.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Groups |

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