Yom HaShoah Commemoration Meet the Author: Songs of the Sabbath

In honour of Holocaust Remembrance Day, author Frank Flynn discusses his historical fiction novel Songs of the Sabbath. Set in Toronto and Germany during World War II, this coming of age story follows the intersection of two immigrant families dealing with grief and loss: a Jewish couple fleeing Bonn in the wake of Kristallnacht who are forced to leave their young son behind, and an Irish Catholic boy whose father has just died. The bonds they forge transcend the borders of faith.

Frank Flynn is a Canadian Playwright published by Lazy Bee Scripts of Greater Manchester England. International productions of his work have been seen in New Zealand, Britain, United States, and South Korea. Canadian productions have been seen in Toronto, Winnipeg, Fredricton, London, Belleville, and Peterborough. Awards for his drama work include the Timothy Findley Award for Creative Writing, Best Production Belleville Playwright’s Summer Festival, Best Script Belleville Playwright’s Summer Festival, Impresario Award London Fringe Festival, and the Sylvia Cherney Drama Scholarship. His film “Surfacing” opened the 2017 Re-Frame Film Festival. Frank moonlights as a choreographer and has had dance work in the 4th Line Theatre Digital Festival of Light and Dark, Small Dance for Small Space at The Theatre on King, and Dusk Dances at Rotary Park Trail. Frank is a native of Toronto. He holds a joint major Bachelor of Arts degree from Trent University in English Literature and Cultural Studies with specialization in Image, Sound, and Performance. Songs of the Sabbath is his debut novel.

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