{"product_id":"9781786580856","title":"Songbirds : The powerful novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo and The Book of Fire","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Lefteri, Christy \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 March 2022 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Manilla Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 23 | 286g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDON'T MISS THE CAPTIVATING NEW NOVEL FROM CHRISTY LEFTERI THE BOOK OF FIRE - OUT NOW!'I've never read anything quite like Songbirds - a beautifully crafted novel.' Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of Wish You Were Here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer courage to cross oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer hope for a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer love for a daughter, above all else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot all tragedies make headlines, not every voice is heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.  As Petra and Yiannis desperately search for Nisha, they realise how little they knew about her. What they uncover will change them both forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true stories of love and loss, hope and refuge, this evocative masterpiece from the million-copy bestselling author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Christy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Christy Lefteri:'This thought-provoking novel of love loss and redemption is thoroughly sublime.' Caroline Montague'Lefteri is an astonishing weaver of stories.' Daljit Nagra' . . . broke my heart and kept me turning the pages of her gorgeous novel well into the night.' Alka Joshi, NYT-bestselling author of The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur'Christy Lefteri has crafted a beautiful novel, intelligent, thoughtful, and relevant.' Benjamin Zephaniah on The Beekeeper of Aleppo' . . . it's impossible not to be moved by Lefteri's plea for humanity and perhaps inspired too.' Observer, on The Beekeeper of Aleppo'Courageous, proactive, haunting.' Heather Morris, on The Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925249720579,"sku":"9781786580856","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781786580856.jpg?v=1731404832","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781786580856","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}