The Runaway
The Runaway by Katie Flynn is a large print edition published by Magna Large Print Books in 2015, featuring 480 pages in English. This novel follows Dana and Caitlin, two kitchen workers at the Willows Dining Rooms, who are escaping their Irish families for different reasons. Their journey leads them to a dilapidated butcher’s shop, which they transform into a tearoom, while navigating the challenges of their past and the complexities of their friendship.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of struggle and resilience as Dana faces the trials of running the tearoom alone after Caitlin returns to Ireland. The story also introduces Polly, a girl from the Liverpool slums, who observes Dana and Caitlin’s lives with a mix of admiration and envy. As the backdrop of impending war looms, the characters confront their choices and the realities of their situations, culminating in unexpected revelations. This edition offers an accessible reading experience for those interested in fiction and sagas.
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Dana and Caitlin are kitchen workers at the Willows Dining Rooms and living at the YWCA. They are both running away from their Irish families, but for differenct reasons. When they find a decrepit butcher’s shop they try to take on the flat above it, and eventually do so, turning the shop into a tearoom. Working beside them in the kitchen is Polly, a waif from the Liverpool slums. Polly watching everything and hoping they might eventually give her work. But they are cheated out of their tearoom and Caitlin, the weaker character, goes back to Ireland leaving Dana to struggle on alone. She manages to find a room she can afford and then meets Polly, who has just been sacked from her job. Polly hears Dana talking in her sleep and envies her the life thus revealed and the warm friendship which apparently exists still between Dana and Caitlin. When it is clear that war is coming she persuades Dana to go home, where a dreadful surprise awaits her.
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