"From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices. "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." 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 ...
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"From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices. "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." 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 on the island as a nanny and maid--having left her native Sri Lanka to try to earn enough to support her daughter, left behind and raised by relatives. But Nisha has vanished; one evening, she steps out on a mysterious errand and doesn't return. The police write off her disappearance as just another runaway domestic worker, so her employer, Petra, undertakes the investigation. Petra's unravelling of Nisha's last days in Cyprus lead her to Nisha's friends--other maids in the neighborhood--and to the darker side of a migrant's life, where impossible choices leave them vulnerable, captive, and worse. Based on 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, Songbirds offers a triumphant story of the fight for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices"--
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New in new dust jacket. New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 5x1x8; Ballantine Books, 2021; stated first edition, with full number line; 320pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards also very good; titling remains bright and bold. Wear to jacket is very minor. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
I finished this book some weeks ago. I was drawn to the story and it�s telling.
ââ?¬Å"She made my heart be full of stars, now itââ?¬â?¢s just dark inside me.ââ?¬Â?
This is a tragic tale exploring the value of a human migrant life. The life of a woman who left her home country and her child with her parents so that she could make more money to send home and improve her daughter�s prospects.
This was a woman with a twinkle in her eyes and a spark of passion she injected into the life of the little girl she was employed to care for. This was a woman who came to love someone and trust them wholeheartedly and honestly.
I felt this was a story of a life well lived and tragically told. My heart was set to burst after reading the ways the little girl�s life was shattered.
This was the better book of the two, choose Songbirds before you choose The Beekeeper Of Aleppo.
I received this book for review consideration. My opinions are honest and only speak for my experience.
