{"product_id":"songbirds-air-exp","title":"Songbirds (Air\/Experience)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e A beautifully crafted novel that intersects across race and class, shedding light on the stark reality of life for migrant workers, for whom escaping to freedom can become the most elaborate trap.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e From the award-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 vulnerable find their voices.\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003eNisha lives on the island of Cyprus, far from her native Sri Lanka. Although 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, whom she left behind to be raised by relatives.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003e Yannis is a poacher, hunting small, protected songbirds that stop in Cyprus during their annual migration from Africa to Europe and selling them on the illegal market.\u003c\/h2\u003e  \u003ch2 style=\";text-align:left;direction:ltr\"\u003eHe dreams of finding a new life and marrying Nisha. But one night, Nisha prepares dinner, an aromatic dal curry, for the family who pays her: Petra and her daughter, Aliki. Then, after cleaning the kitchen and tucking Aliki into bed, Nisha goes out on a mysterious errand, then disappears. When the police refuse to pursue the case, Petra takes the investigation into her own hands, a path that leads her to Nisha's friends—other workers in the neighborhood—and to the dark side of migrant life, where impossible choices leave them vulnerable, captive, or worse. Inspired by the disappearance of domestic workers in Cyprus, Christy Leftri has crafted a moving and deeply empathetic account of the human stories behind the headlines. With boundless delicacy and skill, Songbirds presents a triumphant story of the struggle for truth and justice, and of women reclaiming their lost voices.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Bookland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43457525743770,"sku":"9781786580825","price":68.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/9335\/7466\/files\/songbirds-airexp-book-fanar_8d1e191c-afe1-4067-b11d-fb159fd12f4e.jpg?v=1694373774","url":"https:\/\/bookfanar.com\/en\/products\/songbirds-air-exp","provider":"Book Fanar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}