She also shines a light on the institutionalised racism towards these workers that runs so deep that authorities won’t search for them if they go missing, instead simply assuming they have moved on. Petra and Yannis are the ones to narrate and reveal her story, and Petra in particular realises that she knows nothing about Nisha, despite the fact this woman has lived in her home for nine years and cares for her daughter. Nisha is a character we only get to know through others, which reinforces the sense of invisibility that surrounds her and women like her. They are unseen and unheard, their own lives and stories of no consequence to anyone but themselves and others like them. They are also encumbered by huge debts owed to those who facilitate their new jobs. Using her exquisite storytelling, Christy Leferti explores the world of migrant and transient workers, showing why they leave their families, including children, behind and travel thousands of miles to work only to be mistreated and abused. Songbirds is a beautifully written story that gives a voice to the voiceless. ‘Isn’t it funny,’ Aliki said, in her most adult voice, ‘that you saw everything but yourself ?’ As they set out to search for her, they realise how little they know about Nisha. No one cares about the disappearance of a domestic worker, except Petra and Yiannis. His dreams of a new life, and of marrying Nisha, are shattered when she vanishes. Nisha’s lover, Yiannis, is a poacher, hunting the tiny songbirds on their way to Africa each winter. By day she cares for Petra’s daughter at night she mothers her own little girl by the light of a phone. Nisha has crossed oceans to give her child a future. Thank you to Tracy at Compulsive Readers Tours for the invitation to take part and Manilla Press for the gifted ARC.Ĭares for our children, cleans our homes. Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for this beautifully told story. Thank you to the publishers for my gifted proof copies and eBook ARCS. What did you read this month? Did we read any of the same books? Therefore, my books of the month for July are The Tsarina’s Daughter and Before You Knew My Name. It was really difficult to choose this month and after getting it down to two, I just couldn’t pick between them. I swear that it’s getting harder and harder to choose a favourite each month, as there are just so many high-quality books being written. That Night is a must read for anyone who enjoys an intelligent, sharp and sensational thriller. Jaw-dropping and unexpected revelations pulled the rug from under me repeatedly and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. A multilayered and complex story, there is so much more to it than meets the eye. Taut, tense and twisty, this riveting thriller had me hooked. Here he left everything he ever wanted and, by cover of darkness, risking his life, he is searching every house, every cafe, every old pathway, for just a glimpse of the only woman he has ever loved.įor readers of The Island, The Book Thief and The Kite Runner.Wow! Just, wow! I have been a fan of Gillian McAllister since the first time I read one of her books, but this is her best one yet. Meanwhile, Adem Berker finds himself back in Kyrenia, his former home, now as a member of the invading force. And how she has longed for him all these years. To talk of the Turkish shoe-maker who came to the town and took her heart away with him when he left. But, held captive with the very women who have made her life so lonely, Koki is finally able to tell them the truth. So she lives outside the town and hides from her neighbours’ eyes. And when she became pregnant and there was no sign of a husband, her fate was sealed. They never believed she was her father’s daughter and her mother died too soon to quiet their wagging tongues. But for some, it is a chance to begin living again.Įveryone has always talked about Koki. For many people, this means an end to life as they know it. It is July 1974 and on a bright, sunny morning, the Turkish army has invaded the town of Kyrenia in Cyprus. A moving novel of love and war by the author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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