A History of Running Away by Paula Mcgrath
A brilliantly written novel about running away, growing up and finding out who you are, from the author of Generation.
This beautifully written novel is urgently contemporary in its concerns but is also a quietly compelling exploration of the notions of home and belongingPaula McGrath is a wonderful storyteller with a vivid sense of place and person * Joseph O'Connor *
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 *
Depicts a brutal world with astonishing tenderness and builds a clever, intriguing story, creating memorable characters along the way * Emma Henderson *
McGrath captures Dublin of the 1980s perfectly . . . Ambitious, both structurally and narratively, and elegantly written * John Boyne, Irish Times *
Elegant . . . Compelling reading * Daily Mail *
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 *
McGrath writes well and delivers some fine flourishes * Irish Sunday Times *
A keen eye for both poignancy and humanity * Irish Independent *
Sparkling prose * Guardian *
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 *
Depicts a brutal world with astonishing tenderness and builds a clever, intriguing story, creating memorable characters along the way * Emma Henderson *
McGrath captures Dublin of the 1980s perfectly . . . Ambitious, both structurally and narratively, and elegantly written * John Boyne, Irish Times *
Elegant . . . Compelling reading * Daily Mail *
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 *
McGrath writes well and delivers some fine flourishes * Irish Sunday Times *
A keen eye for both poignancy and humanity * Irish Independent *
Sparkling prose * Guardian *
Paula McGrath lives in Dublin. Her first novel, Generation, was published in 2015, and described as 'remarkable' by the Sunday Times. She has a background in English Literature and is currently a doctoral student at the University of Limerick. In another life she was a yoga teacher.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473641785 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473641780 |
| Title | A History of Running Away |
| Author | Paula Mcgrath |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2018-05-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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