Songbirds by Christy Lefteri - Sunday Times Bestseller Paperback - Contemporary Literary Fiction Novel

Details Condition: New Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781786580856 Publisher: Manilla Press Age Range: Adult Overview Songbirds is the powerful, emotionally rich follow-up novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Christy Lefteri, creator of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Set between Cyprus and Sri Lanka, it tells the story of Nisha, a domestic worker who vanishes without a trace, and the two people who refuse to stop searching for her. A moving exploration of migration, motherhood and hidden lives, this contemporary literary novel is a must-read for book clubs and fans of compassionate, socially engaged storytelling. About the Book Nisha left her daughter behind in Sri Lanka nine years ago, crossing oceans in search of a better future. In Cyprus, she becomes the devoted nanny to Aliki, the daughter of Petra, a woman whose own life has been shaped by grief and quiet isolation since the early death of her husband. Despite their very different circumstances, Nisha and Petra are bound by the fierce, complicated love they hold for the children in their care. When Nisha disappears one evening, the story unfolds as an urgent search for the truth. Petra, awakened to how little she truly knew about the woman who ran her household, and Yiannis, a birdcatcher and Nisha's secret lover, are the only two people determined to find her. As they retrace her final days, they uncover a network of exploitation and silence surrounding migrant domestic workers in Cyprus, and the hidden cost paid by the women who leave everything behind to support their families. Inspired by real disappearances of domestic workers, Christy Lefteri channels the same empathy and precision that made The Beekeeper of Aleppo an international sensation into this urgent, deeply human novel about the lives that so often go unseen. Written by Sunday Times and international bestselling author Christy Lefteri Inspired by true events surrounding migrant domestic workers in Cyprus A compelling, page-turning mystery layered with