ISLAMABAD- Fatima Bhutto is all set to release a third book, following herbest-selling debut novel *The Shadow of the Crescent Moon* and *Songs ofBlood and Sword*. Her latest work of fiction, titled *The Runaways* will bepublished by Penguin.

Regarding the release of her latest book, Fatima tweeted, “I am very happythat *The Runaways*, my new novel, will be published first in Pakistan,India and the region by Penguin India this October.”

According to *Penguin India,* the upcoming novel delves into burningquestions about modern Muslim identity in a world aflame with violence.From the slums of Karachi to life in Portsmouth, the story follows threeindividuals who cross paths in the middle of a desert – forcing them tomake difficult decisions.

Anita Rose lives in a concrete block in one of Karachi’s biggest slums,languishing in poverty with her mother and older brother. Determined toescape her stifling circumstances, she struggles to educate herself,scribbling down English words—gleaned from watching TV or taught by herelderly neighbour—in her most prized possession: a glossy red notebook. Allthe while she is aware that a larger destiny awaits her.

On the other side of Karachi lives Monty, whose father owns half the city.But Monty wants more than fast cars and easy girls. When the rebelliousLayla joins his school, he knows his life will never be the same again.

And far away in Portsmouth, Sunny fits in nowhere. It is only when he meetshis charismatic, suntanned cousin Oz—whose smile makes Sunny feelfound—that he realises his true purpose.

These three disparate lives will cross paths in the middle of a desert, aplace where life and death walk hand-in-hand, and where their closelyguarded secrets will force them to make a terrible choice.