The Outrun
A Memoir
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4.1 • 19 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
"It’s wild writing: sexy, unguarded, raw, and ardent…highly recommended." —The Millions
After a decade of heavy partying and hard drinking in London, Amy Liptrot returns home to Orkney, a remote island off the north of Scotland. The Outrun maps Amy’s inspiring recovery as she walks along windy coasts, swims in icy Atlantic waters, tracks Orkney’s wildlife, and reconnects with her parents, revisiting and rediscovering the place that shaped her.
A Guardian Best Nonfiction Book of 2016
Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller
New Statesman Book of the Year
Customer Reviews
How very fine.
It speaks eloquence on every plane - nature - memoir - recovery - self discovery. A first person account of simple, complex honesty. Just wow.
Thank God
That’s over. I kept hoping it would get better. I wanted to like it. I almost just stopped reading it completely, but I decided to finish it. I hate that I won’t get that time back.