The Runaways
/ Fatima Bhutto
- New Dehli; Penguin Random House; 2019.
- 432 Pages; Hardback
Anita lives in Karachi's biggest slum. Her mother is a maalish wali, paid to massage the tired bones of rich women. But Anita's life will change forever when she meets her elderly neighbour, a man whose shelves of books promise an escape to a different world.