Beschreibung
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 poacher, who hunts the tiny songbirds as they migrate to Cyprus on their way to Africa each winter. He dreams of finding a new way of life, and of marrying Nisha. A heart-breaking story for our times from the author of "The Beekeeper of Aleppo".
Produktsicherheitsverordnung
Hersteller:
Bonnier Zaffre
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Petersen Buchimport GmbH
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Autorenportrait
Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. Her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo, was an international bestseller, selling well over a million copies worldwide and published in over 40 countries. It won The Aspen Literary Prize, was runner up for The Dayton Literary Prize and won the Prix de l'Union Interalliée for Best Foreign novel in France. It was also adapted as a play for The Nottingham Playhouse and toured the UK. The Book of Fire, Christy Lefteri's latest powerful novel, was shortlisted for the Viking Award for Fiction with a Sense of Place
at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.