{"product_id":"songbirds","title":"Songbirds","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class, that flags the frank truth of the life of migrant workers for whom a flight to freedom can become the most finely woven trap.\"--JODI PICOULT, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Two Ways\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003ci\u003eSongbirds, \u003c\/i\u003e a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan domestic worker and how the most vulnerable people find their voices.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLiving on the island of Cyprus, Nisha is far from her native Sri Lanka. Though she longs to return home, she knows that working as a \"maid\" for a wealthy widow is the only way to earn enough to support her daughter, left behind to be raised by relatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYiannis 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 illegal market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one night, Nisha makes dinner, an aromatic dahl curry, for the family who pays her: Petra and her daughter Aliki. Then, after she cleans the kitchen and tucks Aliki into bed, Nisha goes out on a mysterious errand, and vanishes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the police refuse to pursue the case, Petra takes on the investigation herself, a path that leads her to Nisha's friends--other workers in the neighborhood--and to the darker side of a migrant's life, where impossible choices leave them vulnerable, captive, and worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by 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, \u003ci\u003eSongbirds\u003c\/i\u003e offers a triumphant story of the fight for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48000830636221,"sku":"BS-TC0-238066","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9780593238066-HD.jpg?v=1786821079","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/songbirds","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}