This book dips below the deafening headlines, and tells a true story with subtlety and power Esther Freud
Lefteri, Christy Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. She is a lecturer in creative writing at Brunel University. The Beekeeper of Aleppo was born out of her time working as a volunteer at a Unicef supported refugee centre in Athens.