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Songbirds
The powerful novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and The Book of Fire
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The heartbreaking follow-up to the million copy bestseller, The Beekeeper of Aleppo.
The heartbreaking follow-up to the million copy bestseller, The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Look out for Christy Lefteri's moving yet uplifting new novel The Book of Fire, publishing 17 August 2023. Pre-order now.
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'I've never read anything quite like Songbirds - a beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class.' - Jodi Picoult
'Will break your heart and open your eyes' - Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz
She walks unseen through our world.
Cares for our children, cleans our homes.
Her voice unheard.
She has a story to tell.
Will you listen?
Nisha has crossed oceans to give her child a future. By day she cares for Petra's daughter; at night she mothers her own little girl by the light of a phone. Nisha's lover, Yiannis, is a poacher, hunting the tiny songbirds on their way to Africa each winter. His dreams of a new life, and of marrying Nisha, are shattered when she vanishes. No one cares about the disappearance of a domestic worker, except Petra and Yiannis. As they set out to search for her, they realise how little they know about Nisha. What they uncover will change them all.
Set in her native Cyprus, Christy Lefteri has crafted a powerful, redemptive story of loss, of the triumph of the human spirit, and of the enduring love of a mother for her child.
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Songbirds by Christy Lefteri is often praised for its evocative storytelling and deep character development. Reviews highlight the novel's compelling narrative that weaves themes of migration and human resilience. Many readers appreciate Lefteri's lyrical prose and the sensitive portrayal of complex social issues, lending a poignant voice to those often unheard.
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ISBN: 9781786580856
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manilla Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 284g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. She is a lecturer in creative writing at Brunel University. Her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, is an international bestseller, selling well over a million copies worldwide and published in over 40 countries. The Beekeeper of Aleppo won The Aspen LiteraryPrize (for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture). It was the runner up for The Dayton Literary Prize and won the Prix de l'Union Interalliée for Best Foreign novel in France. Her new novel Songbirds will be published July 6th in the UK and in the US and Canada on August 3rd.
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