Ebook {Epub PDF} The Runaways by Victor Canning

A beautiful story about two runaways: year-old Samuel Miles (also known as Smiler), who has absconded from a miserable life in a reform school, and Yarra, a cheetah who has escaped from Longleat Wildlife Park. Originally published in , The /5.  · From The Runaways page on John Higgins’ extensive Victor Canning website: Samuel Miles, known as “Smiler”, aged 15, has been falsely convicted of stealing an old lady’s handbag. He runs away from an approved school (young offenders’ prison), is recaptured and escapes from the police car during a bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 6 mins. The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy, which continues in Flight of the Grey Goose. 'Victor Canning is one of the world's finest story-tellers' Good Housekeeping/5(36).

The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy, which continues in Flight of the Grey Goose. 'Victor Canning is one of the world's finest story-tellers' Good Housekeeping. Read more. Previous page. Print length. pages. Language. English. Publisher. Bello. Publication date. 25 April Firstly I would like to say a huge thankyou to Random Things Tours and Farrago for allowing me the chance to read and review this absolutely gorgeous children's book. I was sent a copy of this book in return for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. This classic Children's Fiction book, The Runaways by Victor Canning is being re. Victor Canning () was a prolific author of some sixty books and one hundred short stories in a career spanning over fifty years. His first novel; Mr Finchley Discovers His England was first published in but it would be from the s through to the 70s when he was at the height of his writing, producing mostly good quality thrillers.

A beautiful story about two runaways: year-old Samuel Miles (also known as Smiler), who has absconded from a miserable life in a reform school, and Yarra, a cheetah who has escaped from Longleat Wildlife Park. Originally published in , The Runaways is a story of survival, friendship and belonging. The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy, which continues in Flight of the Grey Goose. Read More On a night of wild storms, two lonely creatures escape from captivity. The Runaways is the first book in Victor Canning's classic children's trilogy, which continues in Flight of the Grey Goose. 'Victor Canning is one of the world's finest story-tellers' Good Housekeeping.