Jennifer Rosner, author of The Yellow Bird Sings, in conversation with Houstons own, author Chris Cander.
As soldiers round up the Jews in their town, Ró?a and her 5-year-old daughter, Shira, seek shelter in a neighbor’s barn. Hidden in the hayloft, Shira struggles to stay still and quiet. To soothe her daughter, Ró?a tells her a story about a girl in an enchanted garden.
In this make-believe world, Ró?a can shield Shira from the horrors that surround them. But the day comes when their haven is no longer safe, and Ró?a must make an impossible choice: 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 Rosners fiction debut is a testament to the triumph of hope even in the darkest of times.
