Songbirds : The powerful novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and The Book of Fire by Lefteri, Christy

Author: Lefteri, Christy

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 8 July 2021 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Manilla Press) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 384 pages
163 x 240 x 40 | 600g

‘Will break your heart and open your eyes’ Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz ‘I’ve never read anything quite like Songbirds – a beautifully crafted novel.’ Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Wish You Were Here. Her courage to cross oceans.

Her hope for a better life.

Her love for a daughter, above all else.

Not all tragedies make headlines, not every voice is heard. Nisha 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. For 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