The Runaway Family

Diney Costeloe

Jul 2015 · Head of Zeus

About this ebook

THE RUNAWAY FAMILY was previously published as EVIL ON THE WIND.

From bestselling author Diney Costeloe, a gritty drama about a mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War Two Germany.

Germany 1937: Fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime.

When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe?

Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution.

What readers are saying about THE RUNAWAY FAMILY:

'A powerful and moving account of the dark era of Germany's history... A story which needed to be told and should be read by people of all ages'

'I personally loved this book... A harrowing insight into the lives of a young Jewish family at the beginning of Hitler's reign of terror... A sound reminder of man's inhumanity to man!'

'My university studies had to go on hold for a while because I couldn't put it down!'

'Another great story by Diney Costeloe'

Ratings and reviews

Loved this. The story had me hooked from the start. Well written and riveting. Beginning in pre war Germany just after Hitler had taken power, tells of a Jewish woman struggling to keep her family together as well as endure the ever increasing persecution of Jews by Nazi Germany as she is forced from country to country trying to find relative safety. Well worth a read.

Such a sad read a family's fight for survival good read hard to put down

Good disruption of life for Jews during the start of Hitler coming to power

About the author

Diney Costeloe is the bestselling author of The Throwaway Children, The Runaway Family, The Lost Soldier, The Sisters of St Croix and The Girl with No Name. She divides her time between Somerset and West Cork.