The Runaways

Resumen del libro

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 . .

. Sonny 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

Biografía del autor

Fatima Bhutto nació en Kabul, Afganistán, y creció entre Siria y Pakistán. Se graduó en la Universidad de Columbia (Estados Unidos), donde se especializó en lenguas y culturas de Oriente Medio. Obtuvo un máster en Gobierno y Política del Sur de Asia en la Escuela de Estudios Orientales y Africanos (SOAS) de Londres. Es autora de libros de ficción y no ficción, entre los que se encuentran Songs of Blood and Sword (2010), The Shadow of the Crescent Moon (2013) y The Runaways (2019). Actualmente colabora en varios periódicos, como The Daily Beast , New Statesman , The Guardian y The Caravan Magazine