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A History of Running Away
Author: Paula McGrath
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ISBN: 9781473641785
Format: Paperback
Published: May 2018
Published By: Hachette Australia
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Published: May 2018
Published By: Hachette Australia
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A brilliantly written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are, from the author of Generation.A brilliantly written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are, from the author of Generation.Book of the Year in the Irish TimesIn 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.Gradually revealing the unexpected connections between the three women, A HISTORY OF RUNNING AWAY is a brilliantly-written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are.