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This the book @Centique ?
It sounds fantastic! Thanks so much! You have brightened my world again. 🤍🩵💙🩶

Centique Yay! This one is from me 💕 Merry Christmas Nerissa! It is a wee journey of a book but there were some moments in here that really gave me pause and made me feel hopeful. I hope when you read it you have some lovely moments with it too 💕 4w

Centique I cant remember if i told you your package to me had arrived! I have put it under the Christmas tree though to look forward to 💕 Thank you so much xxx 4w

Rissreadswithcats @Centique yay! I‘m terrible, I can‘t wait! I get a present and if I can I will open it straight away! 🤣 4w

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Anna40

The Outrun | Amy Liptrot

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It‘s wonderful that Liptrot found a way to live her life without binge drinking self destruction&that her memoir/writing has garnered success.Yet,the first half of the book is heartbreaking&exhausting.The second half,set on the islands of Orkney,where she grew up but doesn‘t feel she really belongs&where she finds stability/some form of healing(for lack of a better word), are a fine blend of nature writing& introspection.But it was very heavy&sad.

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Centique

The Outrun | Amy Liptrot

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I cant give you a photo of wild islands and massive shipwrecks but heres a yacht that ran aground locally for you! 😂
Like @Cathythoughts i saw that this is now a movie and thought i‘d read the book 💕 Amy returns to the Orkney islands as a recovering alcoholic. She explores nature while she contemplates her past life and possible future. Sometimes meditative writing can leave me cold but i just loved this.⬇️

Centique The balance of self examination, scientific tidbits and nature writing was just right. I ended up reading a chapter or two a day before sleep and it was really calming. There are some beautiful sentences in here, some simply put but profound thoughts. Definitely a case of the right book at the right time. 2mo

LeahBergen Great pic! 😆 2mo

Suet624 Sounds delightful. 2mo

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Centique @LeahBergen i thought it was quite handy of the guy to ground his boat in such a picturesque way! (Apparently he was being a pillock at the time so we dont have to feel too sorry for him!) 2mo

andrew61 Great review Paula. I've seen the film and it is excellent, I'd really recommend seeing it if you can. 2mo

CarolynM 🤣 Not feeling sorry for him at all, then 2mo

Cathythoughts Great review ❤️ I‘m looking forward to the movie too. X 2mo

Centique @CarolynM 😂😂 2mo

Centique @andrew61 @Cathythoughts Im looking forward to it! Thanks for the recc Andrew. 2mo

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Cathythoughts

The Outrun | Amy Liptrot

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Another island story. Orkney. I saw that Saoirse Ronan will play the lead in the movie of The Outrun, so I wanted to read the book. I loved the island setting, the wild unforgiving and beautiful landscape, the cliffs , and the basic close to the earth lives the islanders live.
I‘m looking so forward to the movie now.

andrew61 I read the book years ago, Cathy, and have recently seen the film. It is an excellent film and saioirsie ronan is incredible although as you can imagine tough watch at times. My wife, who hadn't read it, also loved it. 3mo

Anna40 Is it a memoir? Sounds wonderful. 3mo

Cathythoughts @andrew61 Thanks Andrew, I‘m looking forward to the film. Yes I imagine it will be tough too. 3mo

Cathythoughts @Anna40 Yes , a memoir. It‘s very good , I would recommend it 👍🏻 3mo

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TheKidUpstairs

The Outrun | Amy Liptrot

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Oh, how I loved this one. Liptrot's writing is beautiful, and her story is raw and vulnerable.

After getting sober (again), and determined to make it stick, Liptrot leaves London and returns to the Orkney islands. What follows reads like a series of essays as she delves into various aspects of island life, nature, and considers her own sobriety.

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TheKidUpstairs It is a thoughtful and vibrant read, you can feel the windswept chill of the islands. And the last chapter brought tears to my eyes. Highly recommend. 4mo

BarbaraBB Great review. Just what you expect of a book set in the Orkneys I think! (edited) 4mo

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TheKidUpstairs

The Outrun | Amy Liptrot

"I'm back under these decaying clouds and deep skies, living among the elements that made me. I want to see if these forces will weigh me down, like coping stones, and stop the jolting."

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The Outrun | Amy Liptrot