{"product_id":"9781786580856-songbirds","title":"Songbirds","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe powerful novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and The Book of Fire\u003cbr\u003eThe heartbreaking follow-up to the million copy bestseller, \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDON\"T MISS THE CAPTIVATING NEW NOVEL FROM CHRISTY LEFTERI \u003ci\u003eTHE BOOK OF FIRE\u003c\/i\u003e - OUT NOW!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've never read anything quite like \u003ci\u003eSongbirds\u003c\/i\u003e - a beautifully crafted novel.' Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer courage to cross oceans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer hope for a better life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer love for a daughter, above all else.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot all tragedies make headlines, not every voice is heard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNisha has crossed oceans to give her child a future. Now she spends her days caring for someone else's daughter while her own waits for her return, half a world away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Petra, it is only natural to hire a domestic worker to keep her house clean and her family fed. Their lives have nothing in common, except the love they feel for their daughters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen one day, Nisha vanishes. No one cares about the disappearance of a foreign domestic worker, except Petra and Nisha's secret lover, Yiannis, the only connection to her daughter back in Sri Lanka.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Petra and Yiannis desperately search for Nisha, they realise how little they knew about her. What they uncover will change them both forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by true stories of love and loss, hope and refuge, this evocative masterpiece from the million-copy bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo, \u003c\/i\u003eChristy Lefteri, is an illuminating story of the power of the human spirit, and the enduring love of a mother for her child, that will stay with you long after you finish reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Christy Lefteri:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This\u003cb\u003e thought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e novel of love loss and redemption is thoroughly\u003cb\u003e sublime\u003c\/b\u003e.' Caroline Montague\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lefteri is an \u003cb\u003eastonishing\u003c\/b\u003e weaver of stories.' Daljit Nagra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e' . \u003cb\u003ebroke my heart\u003c\/b\u003e and kept me turning the pages of her \u003cb\u003egorgeous nove\u003c\/b\u003el well into the night.' Alka Joshi, NYT-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Henna Artist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Keeper of Jaipur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Christy Lefteri has crafted a \u003cb\u003ebeautiful novel\u003c\/b\u003e, intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant.' Benjamin Zephaniah on \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e' .\u003c\/i\u003e it's \u003cb\u003eimpossible not to be moved\u003c\/b\u003e by Lefteri's plea for humanity and perhaps inspired too.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Courageous, proactive, haunting.' Heather Morris, on \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945359781985,"sku":"9781786580856","price":7.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36337830.jpg?v=1759408863","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786580856-songbirds","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}