Amy Liptrot Knihy

The Sunday Times runaway bestseller - an exhilarating nature memoir about recovering from alcoholism in Orkney

Wishing to leave behind the quiet isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight to Berlin. Searching for new experiences, inspiration and love, she rents a loftbed in a shared flat and looks for work. She explores the streets, nightclubs and parks and seeks out the city's wildlife - goshawks, raccoons and hooded crows. She looks for love through the screen of her laptop. Over the course of a year Amy makes space hoping for the unexpected. And it comes with an erotic jolt, in the form of a love affair that obsesses her. The Instant is an unapologetic look at the addictive power of love and lust. It is also an exploration of the cycles of the moon, the flight paths of migratory birds, the mesmerising power of Neolithic stonework and the trails followed by a generation who exist online

In this award-winning memoir, Amy Liptrot returns to Orkney after years in London, confronting her addiction. Amidst the island's stunning nature, she finds healing through swimming, wildlife observation, and stargazing, ultimately rediscovering hope and renewal in her life. Now a major film starring Saoirse Ronan.

Amy Liptrot möchte das einsame Leben auf den Orkneyinseln hinter sich lassen und bucht einen One-Way-Flug nach Berlin. Sie mietet ein Hochbett in einer WG und beginnt, mit ihrem Handy nach Arbeit – und Liebe – zu suchen. »Wilde Geschöpfe« erzählt von einem bewegten Jahr in Berlin, in dem Amy der Tierwelt der Stadt an völlig unerwarteten Orten begegnet, den Zyklen des Mondes und den Flugbahnen der Zugvögel folgt. Sie erlebt die Einsamkeit des Online-Datings in der Wildnis der Großstadt und gibt sich der berauschenden Macht von Liebe und Lust hin.