The Runaways: The new ‘bold and probing novel’ you won’t be able to stop talking about

ISBN-13: 9780241347010 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 432 str.

Bhutto Fatima

Opis

On the cusp of adulthood, three young people are about to make the most momentous decision of their lives.Anita lives in Karachi's slums - fearful that her fate is to serve the rich, until an elderly neighbour offers her an escape into another world . . .Monty belongs to Karachi's elite - his future is mapped out, until he meets a beautiful, rebellious girl . . .Sunny is a Portsmouth teenager - he is suffocated by the love and expectation of his father, until his charismatic cousin shows him a way to be his own man . . .These three paths are about to collide.And when they do, Anita, Monty and Sunny will find themselves at the mercy of powers beyond their control, and faced with a choice that will change them forever._________________________'This is a bold and probing novel from a writer strikingly alert to something small and true' Guardian'Bhutto's new novel will move you its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times' Elif Shafak 'A shocking, moving, and deeply compassionate novel' Vogue'Stunning' Sunday Times

Recenzje

A tender, powerful and richly embroidered novel from a courageous storyteller.
From Karachi's slums to England's promises, (through connected cities and intersecting destinies), Bhutto's new novel will move you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times. Behind The Runaways, there is clearly a brilliant mind and a generous heart at work.

Elif Shafak

O autorze

Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and grew up between Syria and Pakistan. She is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, was long listed for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction and the memoir about her father's life and assassination, Songs of Blood and Sword, was published to acclaim. Her most recent books are The Runaways, a novel, and New Kings of the World, a non-fiction reportage on popular culture and globalisation.