Bibliograph

The year of the runaways, Sunjeev Sahota ; read by Sartaj Garewal

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The year of the runaways, Sunjeev Sahota ; read by Sartaj Garewal

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The year of the runaways

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Responsibility statement

Sunjeev Sahota ; read by Sartaj Garewal

Summary

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; and Avtar has a secret that binds him to protect the choatic 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. Sweeping between India and England, and between childhood and the present day, this generous, unforgettable novel is a story of dignity in the face of adversity and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit

Target audience

adult

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