The Song of the Stork: A Story Of Love, Hope And Survival

By: Stephan Collishaw

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Synopsis: A Jewish girl finds refuge with a village outcast during WWII in this &“elegantly crafted, beautifully written novel about love, survival and hope&” (William Ryan). In a small Eastern European village, fifteen-year-old Yael is on the run from Nazi invaders. The so-called village idiot, Aleksei is a solitary mute who does not want for company. But as the brutal winter advances, he reluctantly takes Yael in. As she begins to win his trust, a delicate relationship develops between them. But beyond Aleksei&’s remote homestead, the war rages on, and Yael cannot hide forever. A Jewish partisan group is organizing in the woods to mount a counterattack. Torn between her love and her need to fight, Yael must find her voice as the voices around her are being extinguished.