The Instant

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ISBN9781838854263
AuthorsAmy Liptrot
PublisherCanongate Books
FormatHardcover
Number of pages192
Weight (kg)0.304
Publishing Date03/03/2022
Price (excl. tax)€20.47
Tax€1.23
Price (incl. tax)€21.70
Availability4 units in external warehouse

Product Description

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING

''I loved this book'' Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

''Utterly absorbing'' Lucy Jones, author of Losing Eden

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.