Description: Songbirds by Christy Lefteri The powerful new novel from the bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Ive never read anything quite like Songbirds - a beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class, that flags the frank truth of the life of migrant workers for whom a flight to freedom can become the most finely woven trap. - Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author of THE BOOK OF TWO WAYSIt began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. Id 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 for Petra and her daughter Aliki. Nisha is raising Aliki, mothering her own child back in Sri Lanka by the screen of a phone.When Nisha disappears, Yiannis is convinced he is responsible, paralysed by heartbreak and fear. Petra is forced to care for her child again, and when little Aliki insists that they find Nisha, she begins to see that Nisha hasnt simply run away, and that no one else will bother to look for her.With infinite tenderness and skill, Christy Lefteri has crafted a powerful story about the unseen who walk among us, cleaning our homes and caring for our children - what it is to migrate in search of freedom, only to find yourself trapped. Songbirds is a triumphant exploration of loss, the strength of the human spirit and the unbreakable bonds of courage, and of love.Christy Lefteri has crafted a beautiful novel, intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant. Im recommending this book to everyone I care about - Benjamin Zephaniah on The Beekeeper of AleppoThe Beekeeper of Aleppo is a story of loss, love, resilience and hope. In the same school as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Kite Runner, its impossible not to be moved by Lefteris plea for humanity and perhaps inspired too - Observer, on The Beekeeper of AleppoCourageous, proactive, haunting - Heather Morris, on The Beekeeper of Aleppo Author Biography Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. She is a lecturer in creative writing at Brunel University. Her previous novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, is an international bestseller, selling over half a million copies worldwide. Review Promotional The heartbreaking follow-up to the million copy bestseller, The Beekeeper of Aleppo Long Description The powerful new novel from the bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo . Ive never read anything quite like Songbirds - a beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class, that flags the frank truth of the life of migrant workers for whom a flight to freedom can become the most finely woven trap. - Jodi Picoult, #1 NYT bestselling author of THE BOOK OF TWO WAYS It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. Id 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 for Petra and her daughter Aliki. Nisha is raising Aliki, mothering her own child back in Sri Lanka by the screen of a phone. When Nisha disappears, Yiannis is convinced he is responsible, paralysed by heartbreak and fear. Petra is forced to care for her child again, and when little Aliki insists that they find Nisha, she begins to see that Nisha hasnt simply run away, and that no one else will bother to look for her. With infinite tenderness and skill, Christy Lefteri has crafted a powerful story about the unseen who walk among us, cleaning our homes and caring for our children - what it is to migrate in search of freedom, only to find yourself trapped. Songbirds is a triumphant exploration of loss, the strength of the human spirit and the unbreakable bonds of courage, and of love. Christy Lefteri has crafted a beautiful novel, intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant. Im recommending this book to everyone I care about - Benjamin Zephaniah on The Beekeeper of Aleppo The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a story of loss, love, resilience and hope. In the same school as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Kite Runner , its impossible not to be moved by Lefteris plea for humanity and perhaps inspired too - Observer , on The Beekeeper of Aleppo Courageous, proactive, haunting - Heather Morris, on The Beekeeper of Aleppo Details ISBN1838773762 Author Christy Lefteri Year 2021 ISBN-10 1838773762 ISBN-13 9781838773762 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2021-07-08 UK Release Date 2021-07-08 Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-07-08 Imprint Manilla Press Publisher Bonnier Books Ltd Pages 384 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-08-02 Subtitle The powerful novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and The Book of Fire We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132720675;
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Book Title: Songbirds: the Triumphant Follow-Up to the Million Copy Bestseller, the Beekeeper of Aleppo
Item Height: 240mm
Item Width: 162mm
Author: Christy Lefteri
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Government, Books, Opinion of the People
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Genre: Historical
Item Weight: 611g
Number of Pages: 400 Pages