The longer I work here at Maria’s, the more I continue to be surprised by what types of books blow me away. Most recently this was Simon Jimenez's
The Vanished Birds
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The story follows a woman named Nia Imani, a traveler of space and time whose decades of travel have left her without the connections needed to feel human. Then one day she takes aboard her ship a mute child who can only communicate through music. Despite this profound barrier, Nia and the child form a bond stronger than most, developing a mother-son relationship. This connection is what has held me throughout the book.
The Vanished Birds
by Simon Jimenez is a science fiction novel for readers of all genres. Mr. Jimenez beautifully creates connections between characters wholly separate, builds bonds where the reader may never see one, and demonstrates that the relationships we hold dear are worth fighting for.
