The year of the runaways by Sahota, Sunjeev, 1981- instant download

The year of the runaways by Sahota, Sunjeev, 1981- instant download

467 pages ; 25 cm, 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 choatic 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, Man Booker Prize for Fiction shortlist, 2015, Winter. Arrivals ; Tochi: autorider ; Settling in ; Avtar and Randeep: two boys -- Spring. Routine visits ; Narinder: the girl from God ; Job protection -- Summer. Threats and promises ; Under one roof ; Inside looking out -- Autumn. What price freedom ; Cabin fever ; The other side of the sky ; Together again