A History of Running Away

Paula McGrath

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English

John Murray
13 June 2017

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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.

By: Paula McGrath
Imprint: John Murray
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 337g
ISBN: 9781473641761
ISBN 10: 1473641764
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 13 June 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for A History of Running Away

This beautifully written novel is urgently contemporary in its concerns but is also a quietly compelling exploration of the notions of home and belonging. Paula McGrath is a wonderful storyteller with a vivid sense of place and person Joseph O'Connor Depicts a brutal world with astonishing tenderness and builds a clever, intriguing story, creating memorable characters along the way Emma Henderson