Dimensions
164 x 240 x 26mm
'A wonderful storyteller' Joseph O'Connor
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.
