The Year of the Runaways is the second novel by British author Sunjeev Sahota.

[2] The novel focuses on the experiences of migrant workers in Britain.

[3] A critic for the Indian Express notes that "the novel tunnels through news headlines of immigration and caste debates" in a way that is "one of its transcendent strengths".

[4] The Telegraph commented that "the novel feels like a work of social protest" with "enough fine drawing of human foibles, of different idioms and of modern British life to fill up several lesser novels.

"[5] In 2020, Emma Lee-Potter of The Independent listed The Year of the Runaways as one of the 12 best Indian novels.