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Book of the Year in the Irish Times
''A wonderful storyteller''Joseph O''Connor
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.