{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/602689a7d758171d944898c3/606d8271d5c230448b4f6aaf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Christy Lefteri","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/602689a7d758171d944898c3/1617787316551-b8884aae9a4d014052e87aed60167e05.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Christy Lefteri’s novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo became an international sensation on its release in 2019. Inspired by her experiences at a volunteer centre in Athens where she helped Syrian and Afghan refugees, Christy felt compelled to tell the stories of the people she met.</p><p>By the end of 2020 The Beekeeper of Aleppo was the third-bestselling paperback of the year. Christy has been nominated for a British Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and won the Aspen Words Literary Prize.&nbsp;</p><p>Her drive to influence change through her writing led to another novel, <em>Songbirds</em>, about the experience of human migration and the search for ‘a better life’. It is published in July. And it’s as devastating and beautiful as Beekeeper…</p><p>Christy recently won the Nielsen Gold Bestseller Award for over 500K copies sold of Beekeeper –&nbsp;congratulations! Christy, welcome to our podcast.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Primadonna Festival"}