{"product_id":"songbirds-by-christy-lefteri","title":"Songbirds By Christy Lefteri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've never read anything quite like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongbirds -\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea 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\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNYT\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BOOK OF TWO WAYS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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 black market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha, who works for Petra and her daughter Angela. Nisha is raising Angela, mothering her own child back in Sri Lanka by the screen of a phone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen 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 Angela insists that they find Nisha, she begins to see that Nisha hasn't simply run away, and that no one else will bother to look for her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongbirds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a triumphant exploration of loss, the strength of the human spirit and the unbreakable bonds of courage, and of love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Christy Lefteri has crafted a beautiful novel, intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant. I'm recommending this book to everyone I care about' - Benjamin Zephaniah on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Alepp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eo is a story of loss, love, resilience and hope. In the same school as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it's impossible not to be moved by Lefteri's plea for humanity and perhaps inspired too' - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Courageous, proactive, haunting' - Heather Morris, on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 02\/07\/2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Historical fiction, mystery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 365\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 234 x 154mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNote: Remaindered books or remainders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e are printed books that are over stocks and are sold at reduced prices. 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