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Internationally bestselling author Christy Lefteri returns with a dazzling new novel, about one family struggling to recover from trauma, set against the backdrop of the forest fires of Greece.

This morning, I met the man who started the fire. The fire ran all the way down to the sea where it met with its reflection. A family from two nations, England and Greece, live a simple life on a tiny Greek island: Irini, Tasso and their daughter, lovely, sweet Chara, whose name means joy.

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Manchmal merkt man erst, wie wichtig eine Person ist, wenn sie nicht mehr da ist ... Nisha träumt davon, ihrer geliebten Tochter ein besseres Leben zu ermöglichen. Allein deshalb verlässt sie ihre geliebte Heimat und beginnt weit weg ein Leben als Kindermädchen. Der Preis ist hoch, denn die Sehnsucht nach ihrem Kind droht Nisha fast zu zerreißen. Für ihre Arbeitgeberin Petra wird sie als Kindermädchen schnell unverzichtbar, doch trotz der ver...

Internationally bestselling author Christy Lefteri returns with a dazzling new novel, about one family struggling to recover from trauma, set against the backdrop of the forest fires of Greece.

Manchmal merkt man erst, wie wichtig eine Person ist, wenn sie nicht mehr da ist ... Nisha träumt davon, ihrer geliebten Tochter ein besseres Leben ermöglichen. Allein deshalb verlässt sie ihre geliebte Heimat und beginnt weit weg ein Leben als Kindermädchen. Der Preis ist hoch, denn die Sehnsucht nach ihrem Kind droht Nisha fast zu zerreißen. Für ihre Arbeitgeberin Petra wird sie als Kindermädchen schnell unverzichtbar, doch trotz der verm...

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 New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Two WaysFrom the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo comes Songbirds, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan domestic worker and how the most vulne...

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The follow-up to the global bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Songbirds is a heart-breaking story for our times.She walks unseen through our world.Cares for our children, cleans our homes.Her voice unheard.She has a story to tell.Will you listen?Nisha has crossed oceans to give her child a future. By day she cares for Petra's daughter, Aliki, at night she mothers her own in Sri Lanka by the light of a phone.Nisha's lover is Yiannis, a poache...

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The fourth volume of Refugee Tales shares the stories of those who have fled desperate situations in their home countries with the hope of finding protection that they've been swiftly denied, not only in Britain, but also in Canada, Greece, Italy and Switzerland.

From the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, a stunning novel about the disappearance of a Sri Lankan nanny and how the most vulnerable people find their voices."It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold."Yiannis is a poacher, trapping the tiny protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus as they migrat...

It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd returned to collect the songbirds. They are worth more than their weight in gold.' 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 black market. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha, who works for Petra and her daughter A...

In the same school as The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Kite Runner, 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

Eine tief berührende Geschichte über den Verlust der Heimat, die Kraft der Trauer und der Liebe und einen Neuanfang.Nuri ist Bienenhüter, mit seiner Familie führt er ein einfaches, aber erfülltes Leben im syrischen Aleppo. Bis das Undenkbare passiert und der Krieg ihr Zuhause erreicht. Nuris kleiner Sohn Sami wird bei einem Bombenanschlag getötet, seine Frau Afra erblindet. Sie müssen fliehen, um zumindest ihr eigenes Leben zu retten. Die Trau...

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable. "A beautifully crafted novel of international significance that has the capacity to have us open our eyes and see."-Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzWINNER OF THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Nuri ...

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In the midst of war, he found loveIn the midst of darkness, he found courageIn the midst of tragedy, he found hope The Beekeeper of Aleppo What will you find from his story? Nuri is a beekeeper, his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. As Nuri and Afra travel throu...

A moving novel of love and war by the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo