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When Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the Outrun on the sheep farm where she grew up. Approaching the land that was once home, memories of her childhood merge with the recent events that have set her on this journey. Amy was shaped by the cycle of the seasons, birth and death on the farm, and her father's mental illness, which were as much a part of her childhood as the wild, carefree existence on Orkney. But as she grew up, she longed to leave this remote life. She moved to London and found herself in a hedonistic cycle. Unable to control her drinking, alcohol gradually took over. Now thirty, she finds herself washed up back home on Orkney, standing unstable at the cliff edge, trying to come to terms with what happened to her in London. Spending early mornings swimming in the bracingly cold sea, the days tracking Orkney's wildlife - puffins nesting on sea stacks, arctic terns swooping close enough to feel their wings - and nights searching the sky for the Merry Dancers, Amy slowly makes the journey towards recovery from addiction. The Outrun is a beautiful, inspiring book about living on the edge, about the pull between island and city, and about the ability of the sea, the land, the wind and the moon to restore life and renew hope.Product Identifiers
PublisherCanongate Books LTD
ISBN-139781782115472
eBay Product ID (ePID)222946202
Product Key Features
Publication Year2016
TopicNature, Memorials, Coping with Illness
Book TitleThe Outrun
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorAmy Liptrot
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height220 mm
Item Weight440 g
Item Width144 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorAmy Liptrot
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- 16. Nov. 2017
Informative and easy to read.
This is a beautifully written book, full of facts about nature, corncrakes in particular, and Orkney. It is also a story of a young woman’s efforts to restore her health, away from drink and drugs. I enjoyed reading it so much that I have now bought copies for friends.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Feb. 2018
A Lovely book for any nature lover.
The book was bought as a gift for a keen ornithologist who reported he was thrilled by it and read it cover to cover in rapid time.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 05. Jun. 2024
Great, thank you
Great, thank youBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
