{"product_id":"christy-lefteri-4-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback","title":"Christy Lefteri Collection 4 Books Set: Beekeeper of Aleppo, Songbirds \u0026 More - Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Fire\u003cbr\u003eSongbirds\u003cbr\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo\u003cbr\u003eA Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manilla Press, Zaffre, Quartet Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis four-book paperback collection brings together the acclaimed novels of British-Cypriot author Christy Lefteri, celebrated for her compassionate, beautifully observed storytelling about ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. From the wildfires of modern Greece to the war-torn streets of Aleppo, from the sun-scorched hills of divided Cyprus to the hidden lives of migrant workers, Lefteri's novels explore displacement, resilience, and the quiet power of hope. Perfect for readers who love emotionally rich literary fiction grounded in real-world history, this set makes a thoughtful gift or a rewarding addition to any home library or book club reading list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristy Lefteri writes with rare tenderness about people navigating loss, migration, and survival. The Book of Fire opens as a wildfire tears through a Greek village, and a woman confronts the terrible choice she made the night it started, weaving together guilt, community, and the long shadow of environmental disaster. Songbirds moves to Cyprus, where a domestic worker named Nisha vanishes without a trace, leaving behind the family who employed her and the poacher who loved her; the search for answers uncovers how easily vulnerable lives go unseen in a society that overlooks its migrant workers. The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Lefteri's breakout novel, follows Nuri, a beekeeper, and his wife Afra, an artist who has lost her sight, as they flee the destruction of their home in Syria on a perilous journey across Europe, drawing on Lefteri's own volunteer work with refugees in Athens. A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, her debut novel, is set against the backdrop of the 1974 division of Cyprus, following the intertwined fates of a Greek Cypriot family and a Turkish Cypriot soldier as their lives collide amid conflict and displacement. Across all four novels, Lefteri returns again and again to themes of exile, memory, and the everyday courage of people rebuilding their lives after catastrophe, moving between intimate personal detail and the sweep of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete four-book paperback collection from acclaimed author Christy Lefteri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes The Beekeeper of Aleppo, Songbirds, The Book of Fire, and A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmotionally powerful literary fiction rooted in real historical events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new condition, ideal for gifting or building a home library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat for book clubs, summer reading, and fans of character-driven stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook-by-Book Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Book of Fire — A woman confronts the secret she carries about how a devastating wildfire began.\u003cbr\u003eSongbirds — A missing domestic worker in Cyprus sets off a search that exposes the hidden lives of migrant workers.\u003cbr\u003eThe Beekeeper of Aleppo — A blind artist and her beekeeper husband flee war-torn Syria on a dangerous journey across Europe.\u003cbr\u003eA Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible — Set during the 1974 division of Cyprus, a family and a soldier become entangled by conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristy Lefteri is a British-Cypriot novelist and lecturer in creative writing at Brunel University London. The daughter of Cypriot refugees who fled the 1974 conflict, she draws on her family's history and her own volunteer work at a UNICEF-supported refugee center in Athens, where she worked with families displaced by the Syrian civil war. Her novels blend personal history with careful research, giving voice to refugees, migrant workers, and survivors of conflict rarely centered in mainstream fiction, earning her international acclaim for emotional honesty and lyrical, compassionate prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection brings together four unforgettable novels of courage, love, and survival in one brand-new paperback set — a meaningful gift for birthdays, holidays, or book club season, and a rewarding addition to any home library for readers who love powerful, character-driven, emotionally resonant literary fiction rooted in real history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christy Lefteri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58684999336310,"sku":"MAN-VRT-BNR-U2414-9124309168","price":48.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/6587\/2211\/files\/christy-lefteri-collection-4-books-set-paperback.jpg?v=1789204660","url":"https:\/\/skymartbooks.com\/products\/christy-lefteri-4-books-collection-set-fiction-paperback","provider":"Skymart Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}