The Year of the Runaways

Author(s): Sunjeev Sahota

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The Year of the Runaways tells of the bold dreams and daily struggles of an unlikely family thrown together by circumstance. Thirteen young men live in a house in Sheffield, each in flight from India and in desperate search of a new life. Tarlochan, a former rickshaw driver, will say nothing about his past in Bihar; and Avtar has a secret that binds him to protect the choatic Randeep. Randeep, in turn, has a visa-wife in a flat on the other side of town: a clever, devout woman whose cupboards are full of her husband's clothes, in case the immigration men surprise her with a call. Sweeping between India and England, and between childhood and the present day, this generous, unforgettable novel is - as with Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance - a story of dignity in the face of adversity and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit.

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With all the humanity of A Fine Balance, the sweep of A Suitable Boy, the atmosphere of Maps for Young Lovers and the freshness of Brick Lane, this is a novel about England and India from a staggering young talent.

Man Booker Finalist 2015

Sunjeev Sahota was born in 1981 in Derbyshire and continues to live in the area. He is the author of the critically acclaimed debut novel, Ours are the Streets.

General Fields

  • : 9781447241669
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Picador
  • : 0.3
  • : February 2015
  • : 234mm X 153mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : June 2015
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Sunjeev Sahota
  • : Paperback
  • : Air Iri OME
  • : 480