{"product_id":"songbirds-9780593238066","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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593238066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.69d","brand":"Christy Lefteri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268503277749,"sku":"9780593238066","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2dcc3b64-9a7e-4d2d-809f-fa3376a0e9b4.jpg?v=1657032441","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/songbirds-9780593238066","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}