On the quays of Dublin, Jasmine is running, training for a fight she can t compete in. It s 1982 and boxing is illegal for girls.
For Jasmine boxing is everything: after running away from home, and narrowly escaping a risky situation in London, it is all she has to claim as her own. But with a legal fight impossible, and a ghost from her past on her trail, where can it end?
A History of Running Away is a brilliantly written novel about growing up, starting over and learning to fight for yourself.
About the Author
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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