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The Runaway
'‘Run, run, as fast as you can!’ – the cry rings out in Tiago’s ears as he flees his abusive step-father and the only home he has ever known. Exposed and alone on the cruel London streets, and fearing for his infant sister’s fate, he will have to learn fast if he is to survive and ever see her again. But when a chance encounter with a beautiful girl reveals a new threat, he runs to the coast where new opportunities and new dangers await. Vulnerable and in desperate need of support, Tiago will have to decide whom to trust if he is ever to stop running and discover the key to his dead father’s past. But will his murderous step-father find him first? And what about the girl whose help may just have saved his life?
240 pages, Paperback
Published March 21, 2019
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February 24, 2019
The ‘hero’ of the story is 14 year old Tiago Costa. Half English half Portuguese he’s bullied at school, but life at home is even worse, with an alcoholic and drug addicted mother and her violent and abusive boyfriend Jack. Tiago copes with his situation by self harming, and wonders whether to run away, but he’s afraid of being put into care if he tells anyone what’s happening. When he finds that his toddler half sister Lizzie has been assaulted by Jack, Tiago reaches a crisis point. Trusting two adult friends to help his sister, he takes the plunge and runs. Desperate for peace and safety, he first lives rough as one of the ‘railway sleepers’ gang, but when he discovers that he’s been falsely accused as the abuser of Lizzie, he runs again, leaving the city behind to escape to a new and unknown place.
I found this another engaging read. Tiago is easy for the reader to connect with, and you feel his fear and uncertainty as he adjusts to life as a runaway. Much of the story is about learning to trust again and there are some nice twists along the way as the story unfolds, and a satisfying conclusion.
NOTE: I read a pre-publication manuscript of this book, and I work with the publisher, but I was not required to write a review, or to make it a positive one. All comments above are my own.
I found this another engaging read. Tiago is easy for the reader to connect with, and you feel his fear and uncertainty as he adjusts to life as a runaway. Much of the story is about learning to trust again and there are some nice twists along the way as the story unfolds, and a satisfying conclusion.
NOTE: I read a pre-publication manuscript of this book, and I work with the publisher, but I was not required to write a review, or to make it a positive one. All comments above are my own.
August 26, 2023
a beautiful story of learning to trust again. I love tiago's journey of learning more about God was beautiful, and felt realistic
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