The majority of the book documents her healing from the alcoholism that drove her out of the city to return to the nest of Orkney. Liptrot alludes to being swept away by the party lifestyle of the capital, which eventually led to the break up of her relationship. Liptrot studied at the University of Edinburgh – already quite a significant transition from Orkney – before moving to London in her early twenties. Liptrot’s memoir documents her return to the island in her late twenties a homecoming induced by a stint in rehab for the alcohol addiction she’d battled for a number of years. I’ve just added it to the note I keep in my phone other additions include ‘aplomb’ and ‘lackadaisical’. I think archipelago has to be one of my favourite words. The Outrun by Amy Liptrot The perfect 2021 readĪmy Liptrot was born on the tiny archipelago of Orkney, whose population stood at around 22,000 in 2019.
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