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The year of the runaways : a novel

Sahota, Sunjeev 1981- (Author).

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 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. 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780345810151 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 484 pages ; 25 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2015.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 2 / 5.0

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General Note:
CatMonthString:august.16
Novel.
Awards Note:
Man Booker Prize longlist, 2015.

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Subject: Families -- Fiction
Immigrants -- Fiction
East Indians -- England -- Fiction
Young men -- England -- Sheffield -- Fiction
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 14 of 14 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library Saho (Text) 33294001965748 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -

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