The Outrun by Amy Liptrot

The Outrun by Amy LiptrotAt 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 Greycoats' new adventure is full of surprising discoveries

A wolf wilder is the opposite of an animal tamer: it is a person who teaches tamed animals to fend for themselves

where she learned for the first time what a truly extraordinary life her mother had led

Except William is not a ghost

How do you feel

Telling him of the choices that were made on Bani's behalf and those that he made for himself

When Friday's father turns up out of the blue

we share many things in common

and even playful

Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a "thrilling satire" (Economist) and rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing

but it isnt

resilience and love during the frontier wars