{"product_id":"9781035061761-year-of-the-runaways","title":"The Year of the Runaways","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe heart-stopping political novel about the desperate life of illegal immigrants, from one of Granta's Best of British Novelists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSweeping between India and England, from childhood and the present day. Sunjeev Sahota's unforgettable novel about illegal immigrants is a story of dignity in the face of adversity. For fans of Rohinton Mistry's \u003ci\u003eA Fine Balance.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e for the 21st century' – \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Year of the Runaways\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the bold dreams and daily struggles of an unlikely family thrown together by circumstance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirteen 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. Avtar has a secret that binds him to protect the chaotic 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A writer who knows how to make you stay up late at night to learn what happens next . a brilliant and beautiful novel' – author of \u003ci\u003eHome Fire, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamila Shamsie, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41680315023457,"sku":"9781035061761","price":9.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29986304.jpg?v=1726067216","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035061761-year-of-the-runaways","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}