Songbirds

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Heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and migration.

If "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" moved you with its potent storytelling, "Songbirds" by Christy Lefteri will resonate deeply with your heart once more. The novel pairs the beauty and hardship of life with the poignant journey of those searching for a better place in the world. It's a richly emotional read that offers insight into the complexities of love, displacement, and the silent struggles often unnoticed by society.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Songbirds

Regular price ₱539.55
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ISBN: 9781786580825
Authors: Christy Lefteri
Publisher: Manilla Press
Date of Publication: 2021-07-08
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 22632 readers)

Description

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 Angela. Nisha is raising Angela, 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 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. 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.
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Heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and migration.

If "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" moved you with its potent storytelling, "Songbirds" by Christy Lefteri will resonate deeply with your heart once more. The novel pairs the beauty and hardship of life with the poignant journey of those searching for a better place in the world. It's a richly emotional read that offers insight into the complexities of love, displacement, and the silent struggles often unnoticed by society.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.