The Runaways
- Author Fatima Bhutto
- Narrator Maya Saroya
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 7 March 2019
- Run Time 11 hours and 46 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Political / legal thriller, Religious and spiritual fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Runaways, written by Fatima Bhutto and read by Maya Saroya.
Anita lives in Karachi's biggest slum. Her mother is a maalish wali, paid to massage the tired bones of rich women. But Anita's life will change forever when she meets her elderly neighbour, a man whose shelves of books promise an escape to a different world. On the other side of Karachi lives Monty, whose father owns half the city and expects great things of him. But when a beautiful and rebellious girl joins his school, Monty will find his life going in a very different direction.
Sunny's father left India and went to England to give his son the opportunities he never had. Yet Sunny doesn't fit in anywhere. It's only when his charismatic cousin comes back into his life that he realises his life could hold more possibilities than he ever imagined.
These three lives will cross in the desert, a place where life and death walk hand-in-hand, and where their closely guarded secrets will force them to make a terrible choice.
| Author | Fatima Bhutto |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Maya Saroya |
| Duration | 11 hours and 46 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241404942 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Social issues, Political / legal thriller, Religious and spiritual fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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