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Pretty Birds

by Scott Simon
Christina Moore
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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.
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Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781449870683
  • File size: 398658 KB
  • Release date: May 10, 2005
  • Duration: 13:50:32

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781449870683
  • File size: 398693 KB
  • Release date: May 10, 2005
  • Duration: 13:55:30
  • Number of parts: 13
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Fiction Literature

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English

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.
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Fiction Literature