{"title":"Books by Amy Liptrot","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781838854300","title":"The Instant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWishing to leave behind the isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43205490213042,"sku":"9781786894229","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786894229_d15baba5-7b68-4c7c-9fd9-d5b34b741612.jpg?v=1786025508"},{"product_id":"9780393608960","title":"The Outrun – A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after more than a decade away, she is drawn back to the Outrun on the sheep farm where she grew up. 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Elemental. Extraordinary' ANNIE MACMANUSOne bright autumn morning while swimming off the east coast of England, Amy Liptrot's fingers wrap around some fresh fronds of kelp. So begins her encounter with seaweed, one that becomes a quest to understand this magnificent life form. Following her curiosity for this undersea world - and determined not to lose her appetite for adventure even with two small children in tow - she moves north to the remote island of Papay, Orkney. There in the depths of winter her young boys come to experience the island life where she grew up, and as spring comes around they spend more time with their elderly grandfather.   With her adventure-hungry, lyrical and wind-swept style, Amy records how her family grows and recedes in its new coastal nook. 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