A History of Running Away
Author(s): Paula McGrath
In 1982, Jasmine wants to box, but in 1980s Ireland boxing is illegal for girls. In 2012, a gynaecologist agonises about a job offer which would mean escape from the increasingly fraught atmosphere of her Dublin hospital. But what about her mother, stuck in a nursing home? And in Maryland, Ali, whose mother has recently died, hooks up with a biker gang to escape from grandparents she didn't know she had. A History of Running Away is a brilliantly-written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are.
General Information
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- : Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- : John Murray Publishers Ltd
- : 01 May 2017
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 June 2017
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Paula McGrath
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 256
More About The Product
Paula McGrath lives in Dublin. Her first novel, Generation, was published in 2015, and described as 'remarkable' by the Sunday Times. She has a background in English Literature and is currently a doctoral student at the University of Limerick. In another life she was a yoga teacher.
