Songbirds a novel
(Large Print)
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Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP FIC Lefteri, Christy | On Shelf |
Suffern Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP / Fic / LEFTERI | On Shelf |
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
457 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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"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"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lefteri, C. (2022). Songbirds: a novel (Large print edition.). Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lefteri, Christy, 1980-. 2022. Songbirds: A Novel. Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lefteri, Christy, 1980-. Songbirds: A Novel Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lefteri, Christy. Songbirds: A Novel Large print edition., Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2022.
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