Songbirds
(Large Print)
"Living 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 nanny and maid for a wealthy widow is the only way to earn enough to support her daughter, left behind to be raised by relatives. Yiannis 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. But 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. When 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. Inspired 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, Songbirds offers a triumphant story of the fight for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices"--
Notes
Lefteri, C. (2022). Songbirds. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Lefteri, Christy, 1980-. 2022. Songbirds. Waterville, Maine, Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Lefteri, Christy, 1980-, Songbirds. Waterville, Maine, Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Lefteri, Christy. Songbirds. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine, Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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