The Outrun
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4.1 • 142 Ratings
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN
WITH A NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE AND THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE
After spending her twenties in London, Amy Liptrot returns to her home in Orkney where she comes to terms with the addiction that has consumed the past decade of her life. On the remote island, Amy spends her mornings swimming in the cold sea, her days observing wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for any signs of the Northern Lights. She soon discovers how the natural world can restore life, heal old wounds and renew hope.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
We were completely floored by Amy Liptrot’s transcendent memoir of alcoholism. The Outrun captures the stark beauty of the Orkney islands where Liptrot grew up and the sordid chaos of her unfulfilled desires and diseased drinking. An astonishing tribute to the natural world’s curative powers—and the joy and terror of human existence—it’s likely to make you miss your bus stop and be flooded with wanderlust.
Customer Reviews
Compelling
I loved this book, thought provoking and made me want to go back to Orkney
Don’t hesitate
Something in me has opened since reading this book. Thank you for your words Amy ⚓️
Heavy going
I gave up while still in the London phase so it may have got better, I don’t know.