The Runaway Family : Head of Zeus : 9781784972646 : 1784972649 : 24 Mar 2016 : From author Diney Costeloe, a gritty drama about a mother's struggle to protect her family and escape Nazi persecution in World War II Germany. Germany 1937: fear and betrayal stalk the streets. People disappear. Persecution of the Jews has become a national pastime. When Ruth Friedman's husband is arrested by the SS, she is left to fend for herself and her four children. She alone stands as their shield against the Nazis. But where can she go? Where will her family be safe? Ruth must overcome the indifference, hatred, and cruelty that surrounds her as she and her family race to escape the advancing Nazi army's final solution. The Runaway Family was previously published as Evil on the Wind.