Sparkling prose * Guardian * A keen eye for both poignancy and humanity * Irish Independent * McGrath writes well and delivers some fine flourishes * Irish Sunday Times * The writing is fluid and accessible, the dialogue and setting authentic, proving Paula McGrath both a consummate storyteller and an excellent observer of human interactions * Sunday Independent * Elegant . . . Compelling reading * Daily Mail * McGrath captures Dublin of the 1980s perfectly . . . Ambitious, both structurally and narratively, and elegantly written * John Boyne, Irish Times * Depicts a brutal world with astonishing tenderness and builds a clever, intriguing story, creating memorable characters along the way * Emma Henderson * A thoroughly modern, engaging and sophisticated novel about women who reach for better lives and are forced to run away to achieve them * Liz Nugent * This beautifully written novel is urgently contemporary in its concerns but is also a quietly compelling exploration of the notions of home and belonging. Paula McGrath is a wonderful storyteller with a vivid sense of place and person * Joseph O'Connor *
Book of the Year in the Irish Times 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. Gradually revealing the unexpected connections between the three women, A History of Running Away is a brilliantly written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are.
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