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Growing up in the mill slums of Pittsburgh, a broken family is the only life Daniel Robinson has ever known. When he turns 18, he escapes the only way he can, spending the next decade wandering homeless throughout the country during the turbulent 1960s.

Running from the demons of his past, Daniel finds the streets even more violent and unforgiving, but he also discovers kindness and hope among the outcasts he meets. Daniel finally falls in love with Kate Fitzgerald, a young waitress who was running from her own past. Together they get a second chance at happiness and the family they both want.

Because of his life on the streets, Daniel is offered a job helping men coming from prison. When asked to find housing for Charles Vickers, a black man who spent twenty years in prison for a crime Daniel is convinced he never committed, he and his wife open their own home to him. This enrages the community, especially when a local girl disappears. Violence erupts -- with Daniel as the focus of their rage.

Should he stay and fight for Charles and put his family at risk... or run away again?

RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN is an unforgettable, multi-award-winning story about overcoming childhood abuse and the generational trauma of poverty to find love, forgiveness, and redemption. Daniel's story, with its harrowing social themes conveyed through an intense personal odyssey, vividly portrays a traumatic period in our history, while grappling with intense emotional and social issues we still face today.

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• HistoryAmericasUnited States20th Century1960s
• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionLiterary
• Literature & FictionContemporary FictionAmerican
• Literature & FictionLiterary FictionHistorical
• HistoryAmericas
• HistoryUnited States20th Century1960s

• Publication Date: December 1, 2023
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• Print Length: 466 Pages
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