"As compassionate as it is trenchant, this rare fiction is an illuminating guide through the great disorder of our times." –Pankaj Mishra, author of Age of Anger
"From Karachi's slums to England's promises, through connected cities and intersecting destinies, The Runaways will move you with its profound wisdom and sharp grasp of our turbulent times." –Elif Shafak, author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World
"Every page of this is priceless. I can't think of a better guide through the world we live in. I've never used the word 'transformative' before, but I just did now." –Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story
"Bhutto's heady narrative flits through time and space with a sense of urgency, tracing three disparate young lives, each drawn into the realms of radicalization, amid the dust of the Iraqi desert." –Vogue
"Dazzling. A novel that holds up to scrutiny a world of claustrophobic war zones, virulent social media and cities collapsing upon themselves, and then sets it down again, transformed by the grace of storytelling." –Siddartha Deb, author of The Point of Return
"A powerful and moving book. It is a book that anyone rushing to condemn young people for being radicalized should read." –Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum