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Outrun: A Memoir
Roxanne says: Amy Liptrot's coming of age tale and analysis of a drinking problem spiraling out of control is not preachy, nor mundane. Her writing about returning to her family home on a remote island north of Scotland is saturated with nature sounds and our universal need for belonging.
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