The Outrun: A Memoir [Paperback]

A stunning, wild, and gracefully rendered account of life in the Scottish hinterlands.Lyrical, transitioning from the rush of drinking into the raw sensations of island life.Uncompromising and lyrical &A lyrical, brave memoir.& Its this aptitude Liptrot has for marrying her inner-space with wild outer-spaces that makes her such a compelling writerand one to watch.Luminous.& Fresh, clear-eyed and unflinching.[T]he sheer sensuality of Liptrots prose and her steely resolve immediately put her right up there with the best of the best. Liptrot is an Orcadian warrior with the breeze in her blood and poetry in her fingers, andAmy Liptrot has lived her life on the edge of things, both literally and metaphorically.?Whether [Liptrot]& writes of walking along the wind-scoured coasts or taking polar-bear dips in the icy waters, her prose is spare, lean, and beautiful, much like the country about which she writes.This magnificent memoir is a record of transformation in its truest sense& Orkney legends tell of seals changing into humans, but, here, Liptrot is the shape-shifter, peeling off her wetsuit like blubber after snorkeling in the ice-cold sea.Worth reading for the descriptions of life on a beautiful, barely touched stretch of land.Its wild writing: sexy, unguarded, raw, and ardent & highly recommended.