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Jael Richardson's book pick: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

Our books columnist, Jael Richardson, fills us in on a new book to check out: The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez.
The Vanished Birds is a novel by Simon Jimenez. (simonjimenezauthor.com, Penguin Random House Canada)

Jael Richardson is q's books columnist. She drops by every couple of weeks to fill us in on a new book to check out. Today, she joins host Tom Power to talk about The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez. It's a science-fiction story about a mysterious child who lands in the care of a solitary woman. The two embark on years of starlit travel, discovering in each other the things that they lacked.

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