“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, in the darkest times, tenderness can be a profound defiance."
—Anne Michaels, author of the Booker Prize shortlisted novel, Held

"SIRENS—is that rarest of gifts—a novel that holds the whole world. It brought home to me the glory of art, of being human, of love. It made me grateful I can read."
—Alyssa York, author of Far Cry

"The love story at the heart of this novel is all the more heartbreaking and beautiful because, at every turn, it seems doomed. SIRENS is a love story for the ages."
—Anna Porter, celebrated publisher and author of 12 fiction and non-fiction books