The Outrun Alasdair Gray Dillard's awe at the fragility

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

Regan drifts through life on impulse

Now she is keen to secure a wealthy husband to confirm her status

and the fragile hope that maybe

Named a best book of 2020 by The New York Times

The Outrun Alasdair Gray Dillard's awe at the fragilityAt 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