Songbirds

Description

Title: Songbirds
Author: Christy Lefteri
Publisher: Manilla Press / Bonnier Books Ltd, 2022
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9781786580856

Songbirds by Christy Lefteri is a moving literary novel from the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Set in Cyprus, it follows the disappearance of Nisha, a domestic worker whose absence exposes the quiet injustices faced by migrant women far from home.

Nisha has left her daughter to work as a nanny and maid, hoping to build a better future. When she vanishes, those around her begin to confront how little they truly knew about her life, her sacrifices, and the dangers hidden beneath ordinary domestic arrangements.

Christy Lefteri writes with empathy and restraint, exploring motherhood, migration, grief, exploitation, and the struggle to be seen. The novel is especially resonant for readers interested in human stories shaped by displacement, class, gender, and the invisible labour of migrant workers.