Author Jennifer Rosner will discuss her debut novel, The Yellow Bird Sings, in conversation with Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Last Train to London. March 12, 7pm, at Books Inc, Palo Alto

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.

Inspired by the true stories of Jewish children hidden during wartime, Jennifer Rosner’s debut is a breathtaking novel about the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter, and a testament to the triumph of hope—a whispered story, a bird’s song—in even the darkest of times.