num_pages: 117
description: A collection of stories skips across the globe from England to New Zealand between the seventeenth century and the modern day, exploring the shifting fortunes of class and wealth.
language: English
title: The Means of Escape
titlecomplete: The Means of Escape
genres: Fiction, Short Stories, British Literature, Female Authors, Short Story Collection, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 457
publisher: Houghton Mifflin