An exquisitely written novel following three brilliantly memorable characters on their path to radicalisation, from one of Pakistan's most influential figures.
Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and grew up between Syria and Pakistan. She is the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, was long listed for the Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction and the memoir about her father's life and assassination, Songs of Blood and Sword, was published to acclaim. Her most recent books are The Runaways, a novel, and New Kings of the World, a non-fiction reportage on popular culture and globalisation.
A tender, powerful and richly embroidered novel from a courageous
storyteller.
From Karachi's slums to England's promises, (through connected
cities and intersecting destinies), Bhutto's new novel will move
you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent
times. Behind The Runaways, there is clearly a brilliant mind and a
generous heart at work.
*Elif Shafak*
This is a bold and probing novel, from a writer strikingly alert to
something small and true
*Guardian*
Every page of this is priceless. I can't think of a better guide
through the world we live in. I've never used the word
"transformative" before, but I just did now.
*Gary Shteyngart*
A powerful and moving book. It is a book that anyone rushing to
condemn young people for being radicalised should read.
*Anne Youngson, author of 'Meet Me at the Museum'*
As compassionate as it is trenchant, this rare fiction is an
illuminating guide through the great disorder of our times.
*Pankaj Mishra, author of 'Age of Anger'*
Dazzling . . . a novel that holds up to scrutiny a world of
claustrophobic war zones, virulent social media and cities
collapsing upon themselves, and then sets it down again,
transformed by the grace of storytelling
*Siddartha Deb, author of 'The Point of Return'*
Bhutto's heady narrative flits through time and space with a sense
of urgency, tracing three disparate young lives, each drawn into
the realms of radicalisation, amid the dust of the Iraqi desert
*Vogue*
The themes of radicalism (of all sorts) is a thread that runs
through the lives of the characters representing the complexity of
ideology and the perpetual human search for meaning. Eloquent and
erudite...a treat to read
*Rafia Zakaria, author of 'The Upstairs Wife'*
The Runaways is a book we should all read for it holds up a clear
mirror to the way societies in many parts of the world are shaping,
moulding, distorting and deforming the young. It is a book we all
need.
*Jerry Pinto, author of 'Em and the Big Hoom'*
A big-hearted, beautiful novel. I read it with awe. Fatima Bhutto
has an unflinching eye and a unique voice.
*Mohammed Hanif, author of 'A Case of Exploding Mangoes'*
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