I've had to spend a lot of time reflecting on why this book didn't work for me, because sadly, it really hasn't.

The Outrun is the memoir of Amy Liptrott who finds herself back on Orkney, where she grew up. She battled with alcoholism for a while whilst living in London and it was her recovery that took her back home.

Amy writes beautifully and honestly. She makes me want to jump on a plane to Orkney immediately. However I found it a struggle to read. It didn't particularly engage me. I just got this feeling of detachment. I didn't feel connected to or vested in Amy in any way. I felt like the book skipped about a lot. I kept getting lost on the chronology and she often made a point where I felt "so what actually was the point?"

I'm gutted. I wanted to love this book so so much but I just didn't connect with it at all.