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Songbirds : The powerful, evocative novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo

by Christy Lefteri
Songbirds : The powerful, evocative novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Thryft
Songbirds : The powerful, evocative novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo - Thryft

Heartbreaking yet hopeful journey of motherhood and resilience.

This book is a captivating exploration of the power of love and sacrifice. It follows the lives of Nisha, a foreign domestic worker who has left everything behind for her daughter's future, and Petra, a woman who hires Nisha to take care of her household. When Nisha mysteriously disappears, Petra and Nisha's secret lover Yiannis embark on a search that reveals the depth of their own ignorance and the enduring strength of Nisha's love for her child. With its evocative storytelling and engrossing characters, this novel will leave you both heartbroken and inspired, reminding you of the incredible resilience of the human spirit.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Songbirds : The powerful, evocative novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo

by Christy Lefteri
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ISBN: 9781786580856
Author: Christy Lefteri
Publisher: Manilla Press
Date of Publication: 2022-03-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Mystery
Goodreads rating: 4.04
(rated by 19694 readers)

Description

From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices.It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold.Yiannis is a poacher, trapping the tiny protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus as they migrate each year from Africa to Europe and selling them on the black market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha, who works on the island as a nanny and maid--having left her native Sri Lanka to try to earn enough to support her daughter, left behind and raised by relatives.But Nisha has vanished; one evening, she steps out on a mysterious errand and doesn't return. The police write off her disappearance as just another runaway domestic worker, so her employer, Petra, undertakes the investigation.Petra's unravelling of Nisha's last days in Cyprus lead her to Nisha's friends--other maids in the neighborhood--and to the darker side of a migrant's life, where impossible choices leave them vulnerable, captive, and worse.Based on the real-life disappearance of domestic workers in Cyprus, Christy Lefteri has crafted a poignant, deeply empathetic narrative of the human stories behind the headlines. With infinite tenderness and skill, Songbirds offers a triumphant story of the fight for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices.
 

Heartbreaking yet hopeful journey of motherhood and resilience.

This book is a captivating exploration of the power of love and sacrifice. It follows the lives of Nisha, a foreign domestic worker who has left everything behind for her daughter's future, and Petra, a woman who hires Nisha to take care of her household. When Nisha mysteriously disappears, Petra and Nisha's secret lover Yiannis embark on a search that reveals the depth of their own ignorance and the enduring strength of Nisha's love for her child. With its evocative storytelling and engrossing characters, this novel will leave you both heartbroken and inspired, reminding you of the incredible resilience of the human spirit.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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