The Runaway

9 hrs. 47 min.

Language Russian

Author Vera Chirkova

Narrator Alevtina Zharova

Only deadly danger could force the owner of a fashionable salon to abandon her successful business in the capital and, fleeing like hunted game, run to an old castle lost in the remote wilderness of a lake region—bought for a pittance. But finding safety doesn’t work for her either: during the owners’ absence, the abandoned estate has been taken over by very suspicious and mysterious people.

And again Velyena is faced with a choice: try to survive alongside them or finally escape? Of course, escape. Leave everything behind and gallop into the night and bad weather—life and freedom are more important than anything.

The only question is whether those for whom their secrets are dearer than the desires and plans of a daring runaway will let her go far…

1. The Runaway 2. The Bait (narrated by Alevtina Zharova)