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Songbirds by Christy Lefteri (Paperback, 2022)

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Songbirds by Christy Lefteri 

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.

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 Literary Prize (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.


Format: Paperback | 384 pages

Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.8 x 2 | 286g

Publication Date: 03 May 2022

Publisher: Bonnier Books UK

Imprint: Manilla Press

Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom

Language: English

Edition Number: 2

ISBN10: 1786580853

ISBN13: 9781786580856

 

Condition: Good

A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some obvious damage to the cover including very minor scuff marks along the edges, and obvious creasing on the top-right corner of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.