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Songbirds tells the story of Nisha, who migrated from Sri Lanka to Cyprus to afford her child a...
I really enjoyed the Beekeeper of Aleppo, so was hoping for something similar with Songbirds and...
Christy Lefteri’s inspiration for this novel had its roots in a real life case in Cyprus, where...
I loved this book. It is beautifully written with evocative language and great pace. It exceeded...
Songbirds is beautifully written, the descriptions of the place, the people and their stories...
This book was incredible - very different to The Beekeeper of Aleppo but a beautiful novel and...
This story hooked me from the opening pages and quickly became a book I did not want to put down....
I loved The Beekeeper of Aleppo and so I had high hopes for this new novel from Christy Lefteri....
If you were in any way worried that Christy Lefteri would be unable match The Beekeeper of...
I have only recently read The Beekeeper of Aleppo which I enjoyed immensely. This new book by...
From seeing the cover and title I knew this book was going to be a good read. It has the most...
I didn't think any book could move me as much as Christy Lefteri's The Beekeeper of Aleppo, but...
The way this book is written is so beautiful. The placement of words, the quotes from characters...
Having read "The Beekeeper of Aleppo" and having enjoyed it so very much I was delighted to see...
When I first started reading this book I couldn’t get into it but after the first few chapters I...
"Remember we all have something in common, and that is the water that runs through us." Each of...
I loved the Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lifteri and was looking forward to reading Songbirds....
This book was a journey. The writing is so beautiful and alluring but it makes you realise some...
I was really looking forward to reading this book, I loved the Beekeeper of Aleppo, and I was...
This is the story of Nisha who left her daughter with her mother to come to work in Cyprus as a...
This is one of those stories that opened my eyes to what life is like for people who are worse...
It began with a crunch of leaves and earth. So early, so cold, the branches shone with ice. I'd...
The cover of Songbirds was enough to gain my interest. I read this book in a day, I couldn’t put...
After reading the beekeeper of Aleppo I couldn’t wait to read Christy Lefteri’s lastet book, and...
Songbirds… brilliant. What a book. I enjoyed it so much the detail of the characters was amazing...
Lefteri has such a powerful way of writing. The story is told in such a quiet and unassuming way,...
Set in the author's native Cyprus, this book tells the story of Nisha - a migrant from Sri Lanka...
I have mixed feelings about this book. The writing itself was undeniably beautiful, and two...
Nisha is a foreign domestic worker employed by Petra to look after her daughter Aliki, Petra is...
I like the way this book is presented it seems very lyrical and all words are used for a purpose...
I was really looking forward to delving into this book. It had been a little out of my comfort...
Set in Cyprus we are introduced to Nisha, a Sri Lankan maid who works for Petra. She has worked...
Strangely, the cover and blurb didn't inspire me, and I was not expecting to like this book. Then...
Petra has been widowed while she is pregnant, knowing that she will need help after the birth of...
This had me hooked from the very first paragraph. "Songbirds" by Christy Lefteri is about Nisha,...
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