The Year of the Runaways

Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Sweeping 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 A Fine Balance. '' The Grapes of Wrath for the 21st century'' - Washington Post The Year of the Runaways tells of the bold dreams and daily struggles of an unlikely family thrown together by circumstance. Thirteen 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. Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature. ''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 Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie, Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Sunjeev Sahota, Sahota Sunjeev
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.03.2025
• EAN: 9781035061761
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3506176-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Picador Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Political, Yorkshire, India, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Sheffield and Rotherham, FICTION / Urban & Street Lit, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples