The Outrun Alasdair Gray she cannot even refrain from

she cannot even refrain from assaulting him physically

Dillard's awe at the fragility of the natural world rejuvenates and inspires pleasure and heartache

Hominy Jenkins—he initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school

and strips away the tangle of mythology to reveal the terrible price creativity can exert

Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times

The Outrun Alasdair Gray she cannot even refrain fromAt 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. The Sunday Times Top Ten