The Outrun

Amy Liptrot
3.97
16,603 ratings 1,824 reviews
At the age of thirty, Amy Liptrot finds herself washed up back home on Orkney. Standing unstable on the island, she tries to come to terms with the addiction that has swallowed the last decade of her life. As she spends her mornings swimming in the bracingly cold sea, her days tracking Orkney's wildlife, and her nights searching the sky for the Merry Dancers, Amy discovers how the wild can restore life and renew hope.
Genres: NonfictionMemoirNatureScotlandBiographyAudiobookAutobiographyBook ClubMental HealthBiography Memoir
283 Pages

Community Reviews:

5 star
5204 (31%)
4 star
6879 (41%)
3 star
3574 (22%)
2 star
781 (5%)
1 star
165 (1%)

Readers also enjoyed

Other books by Amy Liptrot

Lists with this book

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1131 books916 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1948 books1171 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Glass Castle
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Memoirs by Women
2932 books2960 voters
Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
Must Read Memoirs
1218 books794 voters