Sometimes there’s no escape – even when you run away. A girl called Zoe Bird ought to be flying through life. Instead, she’s going nowhere fast. She’s angry & lonely, & her only true friend is her gran. But Granny’s dementia is getting ever worse. When Zoe’s parents put Granny in a home, Zoe knows it’s time to break free. So she smuggles Granny out, & they hit the tracks on a cross-country trip to find Zoe’s long-lost uncle. Thing is, though Granny is hazy about the now, she hasn’t forgotten the past. Zoe’s about to turn up some big secrets. Question is: will she like them? A glorious tale of family & memory from a major author Allan Stratton’s books include The Dogs & Life, Above All The Dogs was nominated for the Carnegie Medal 2017 “ Raw, funny, brutal & profoundly humane” – Susan Juby This book contains mature content more suitable for older readers.