{"product_id":"9781035061761","title":"The Year of the Runaways","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Sahota, Sunjeev \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 March 2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom as part of the Picador Collection series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 28 | 324g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweeping between India and England, from childhood and the present day. Sunjeev Sahotas unforgettable novel about illegal immigrants is a story of dignity in the face of adversity. For fans of Rohinton Mistrys A Fine Balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath for the 21st century – Washington PostThe Year of the Runaways tells of the bold dreams and daily struggles of an unlikely family thrown together by circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 husbands clothes, in case the immigration men surprise her with a call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA writer who knows how to make you stay up late at night to learn what happens next . . . a brilliant and beautiful novel – author of Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie, Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54999520379255,"sku":"9781035061761","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781035061761.jpg?v=1741634494","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781035061761","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}