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Amy Liptrot

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The Sunday Times runaway bestseller - an exhilarating nature memoir about recovering from alcoholism in Orkney

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZEWINNER OF THE 2016 WAINWRIGHT PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ONDAATJE PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WELLCOME PRIZEAt 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.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Canongate Books
ISBN:
9781786894229
Published Date:
11/10/2018
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight:
205g
Category:
Memoirs

RRP: £10.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781786894229


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