Jennifer Rosner’s revelatory memoir explores family, silence, and what it means to be heard. When her daughters are born deaf, Rosner is stunned. Then she discovers a hidden history of deafness in her
In WWII Poland, a mother hides with her young daughter, 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,
"Rosner's exquisite, heart-rending debut novel is proof that there's always going to be room for another story about World War II....This is an absolutely beautiful and necessary novel, full of heartb
"An absolutely beautiful and necessary novel" (New York Times) for fans of Room and We Were the Lucky Ones, about a mother and daughter in hiding as World War II rages.As Nazi soldiers round up the Je
Poland, 1941. A mother. A child. An impossible choice. Poland, 1941. After the Jews in their town are rounded up, Roza and her five-year-old daughter, Shira, spend day and night hidden in a farmer's
An original Jewish folktale about a girl who knits, a deaf woman, and a piece of blue yarn. When her family invites a deaf woman and her baby to stay, Ruthie, a talented knitter of mittens, won
This program includes an exclusive author's note read by the author.In Poland, as World War II rages, a mother hides with her young daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them thei
Jennifer Rosner’s revelatory memoir explores family, silence, and what it means to be heard.When her daughters are born deaf, Rosner is stunned. Then she discovers a hidden history of deafness in her
