Christy Lefteri

Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. She holds a PhD in creative writing from Brunel University, where she was a lecturer for many years. She is the author of Songbirds and the international bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo, which won the Aspen Words Literary Prize and was the runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Her first novel, A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible, was longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

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The Book of Fire Cover
Author: Christy Lefteri |
Release Date: January 09, 2024
An epic, stunning novel about one family’s search for the true meaning of home in the wake of disaster, from the prize-winning author of The Beekeeper of Aleppo.In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives a family: Irini, a musician...
The Book of Fire Cover
Author: Christy Lefteri | Narrator: Lolita Chakrabarti, Art Malik, Indira Varma and George Georgiou
Release Date: August 03, 2021
“A beautifully crafted novel that sits at the intersection of race and class, that flags the frank truth of the life of migrant workers for whom a flight to freedom can become the most finely woven trap.”—JODI PICOULT, #1 New York T...
Author: Christy Lefteri | Narrator: Art Malik
Release Date: August 27, 2019
This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable. “A beautifully crafted novel of international significance that has ...