Pretty Birds

Name: Pretty Birds
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Scott Simon
ISBN: 9781436143936

Author: Scott Simon

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 13 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/11/2009

Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Military Fiction

Synopsis

Celebrated NPR personality and acclaimed author Scott Simon is an Emmy and Peabody Award winner. This astonishing novel is based on his experiences covering the siege of Sarajevo. Teenaged Irena and her parents are forced into hiding when Bosnian Serbs launch their war of ethnic cleansing against Muslims. But Tedic, a strong-willed Muslim man, convinces Irena to become a sniper and take up the defense of her home and people. A deadly chess game, Irena's story plays out against the backdrop of a city brutalized by war. Based entirely on true events, Pretty Birds is a powerful and striking tale.

About Scott Simon

SCOTT SIMON is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters, having reported from all over the world and from many wars. He is now the award-winningÂ host of Weekend EditionÂ Saturday. With over 4 million listeners it is the most-listened to news program on NPR. Simon has wonÂ a Peabody and anÂ Emmy for his reporting andÂ also has over 1.2 million followers on Twitter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda

Always challenging and sometimes amazing this book will surprise you. Thank you Scott Simon for giving us a tender memory of what War could have been like through the eyes of a teenage girl. As the War in Bosnia starts Ilena and her family run for their lives only to be caught by Serbian men who hav......more

Goodreads review by Judy

Lots of people have given this book lukewarm reviews, but I thought it was wonderful, in a dreadful sort of way. The subject matter is very difficult, and the ending particularly so... but predictable. It takes place in Sarajevo during the siege of 1992 when Serbs divided the city and attempted to wi......more

Goodreads review by Jodi

I really wanted to like this book (as sad as I knew it would be) but I just had a hard time getting into it. Sometimes, I had a hard time following what was happening to Irena and other times the pages were so boring that I skimmed a few pages at a time. A lot of early references to Madonna, Marky......more