{"product_id":"songbirds-paperback","title":"Songbirds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristy Lefteri\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Two Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eSongbirds, \u003c\/i\u003e a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan domestic worker and how the most vulnerable people find their voices.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving on the island of Cyprus, Nisha is far from her native Sri Lanka. Though she longs to return home, she knows that working as a \"maid\" for a wealthy widow is the only way to earn enough to support her daughter, left behind to be raised by relatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYiannis 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 illegal market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one night, Nisha makes dinner, an aromatic dahl curry, for the family who pays her: Petra and her daughter Aliki. Then, after she cleans the kitchen and tucks Aliki into bed, Nisha goes out on a mysterious errand, and vanishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the police refuse to pursue the case, Petra takes on the investigation herself, a path that leads her to Nisha's friends--other workers in the neighborhood--and to the darker side of a migrant's life, where impossible choices leave them vulnerable, captive, and worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by 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, \u003ci\u003eSongbirds\u003c\/i\u003e offers a triumphant story of the fight for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrought up in London, \u003cb\u003eChristy Lefteri \u003c\/b\u003eis the child of Cypriot refugees. She holds a Ph.D. in creative writing from Brunel University, where she is now a lecturer. Her previous novel, the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo, \u003c\/i\u003e won the Aspen Words Literary Prize and was the runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eA Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, \u003c\/i\u003e which was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.91 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47245007290617,"sku":"9780593238066","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bGlDRU05b0p5bjNpOElYelJNd0xKUT09.webp?v=1768595796","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/songbirds-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}