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Hiding in a coffin beneath barn floorboards, a sixteen-year-old Roma boy named Gabriel evades Bulgarian and German marauders in wartime Greece. Phoebe, a Greek girl his age, keeps him alive by bringing him provisions, and the two inevitably fall in love. Their union is opposed by her family—especially by her father, who works in the Greek underground resistance. Although they are caught in the violent currents of war and history, Gabriel and Phoebe remain enchanted by the small miracles around them and the possibilities of love and redemption. SIRENS is Gabriel’s diary of his days in hiding and the weeks after. It is an indelible, deeply moving story of youth, love, and loss.
“What if Romeo and Juliet were set in Greece during the German occupation in the Second World War? Original and moving, SIRENS looks into dark corners and examines the resilience of the human spirit. Kertes illuminates a chapter of history that echoes our own troubled times. Generous and human and masterful.”
—Don Gillmor, Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and author of Breaking and Entering
This powerfully moving novel understands that
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312 Pages
9in * 6in * 1in
1lb
September 23, 2026
9781069236289
eng
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