A history of running away
McGrath, Paula2018
Book
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.
Main title:
A history of running away / Paula McGrath.
Author:
McGrath, Paula, author
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2018.
Collation:
248 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.
ISBN:
9781473641785 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
BRN:
2647014