The #1 most read online article for the BBC last Friday
was
http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-42951788
, a thrilling story based on the bestselling memoir,
RUN HIDE REPEAT: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
by Canada's Pauline Dakin
.
UK rights are still available for this bestselling, award-nominated work [World rights are available ex English North America: Penguin Books/Viking, Penguin Random House Canada], and I'd be happy to send you a electronic copy of the manuscript. I also follow with an overview below.
Please be in touch if you have any questions.
Regards,
Shaun
(Ms.) Shaun Bradley
Senior Agent, Transatlantic Agency
shaun@transatlanticagency.com
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RUN HIDE REPEAT: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
by Pauline Dakin
·
Finalist for the $40,000 2018
BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
·
National Bestseller:
The Globe and Mail
(debuted at #1)
and
CBC Books
·
Top pick
CBC Winter Reading List
·
Chosen
Globe and Mail Best 100 Book of 2017
An unforgettable family tale of deception and betrayal, love and forgiveness
Pauline Dakin spent her childhood on the run. Without warning, her mother twice uprooted her and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Disturbing events interrupt their outwardly normal life: break-ins, car thefts, even physical attacks on a family friend. Many years later, her mother finally revealed they'd been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force.
But the truth was even more bizarre. Gradually, Dakin's fears give way to suspicion. She puts her journalistic training to work and discovers that the Mafia threat was actually an elaborate web of lies. As she revisits her past, Dakin uncovers the human capacity for betrayal and deception, and the power of love to forgive.
Run, Hide, Repeat
is a memoir of a childhood steeped in unexplained fear and menace. Gripping and suspenseful, it moves from Dakin's uneasy acceptance of her family's dire situation to bewildered anger. As compelling and twisted as a thriller,
Run Hide Repeat
is an unforgettable portrait of a family under threat, and a testament to the powers of resilience and love.
ABOUT
RUN, HIDE, REPEAT
Pauline Dakin, a well-known CBC journalist, spent her childhood on the run. Without warning, her mother twice uprooted her and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Disturbing events interrupt their outwardly normal life: break-ins, car thefts, even physical attacks on a family friend. Many years later, her mother finally revealed they’d been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force.
But the truth was even more bizarre. Gradually, Dakin’s fears give way to suspicion. She puts her journalistic training to work and discovers that the Mafia threat was actually an elaborate web of lies. As she revisits her past, Dakin uncovers the human capacity for betrayal and deception, and the power of love to forgive.
Run, Hide, Repeat
is a memoir of a childhood steeped in unexplained fear and menace. Gripping and suspenseful, it moves from Dakin’s uneasy acceptance of her family’s dire situation to bewildered anger. As compelling and twisted as a thriller,
Run Hide Repeat
is an unforgettable portrait of a family under threat, and the resilience of family bonds.
PAULINE DAKIN
is an assistant professor at the University of King's College School of Journalism in Halifax. A journalist who has worked in radio, television, and print, she was also a senior producer for CBC Nova Scotia and host of CBC Radio's
Atlantic Voice
. She has received many national journalism awards, including a citation of merit from The Michener Awards. The author lives in Halifax, NS.
PRAISE:
“What happens when ‘Fake News’ takes over your family? This harrowing true story reads like a psychological thriller—I was haunted by it.” —Plum Johnson, author of
They Left Us Everything
“From a childhood marked by secrets and sudden moves to an adulthood where truth—and lies—of the past are laid bare,
Run, Hide, Repeat
is a fascinating story of family, deception, and forgiveness.” —Sonja Larsen, author of
Red Star Tattoo
“This is a well-paced and engrossing memoir where Dakin's skills as long-time CBC health reporter uncover one final, startling revelation.” –
Globe & Mail
"This twisted page-turner brings the truth to the forefront, while Dakin tries to master the art of forgiveness."
-Canadian Living
“
Run, Hide, Repeat
is part crime thriller, part scientific analysis of delusional disorder.” –
Calgary Herald
Contact: Shaun Bradley, Transatlantic Agency, shaun@transatlanticagency.com