![]() ![]() These things happened, but she was not seeking them. ![]() The list acts as a mysterious transition into Amy’s world on Orkney.Īmy grew up in the Orkney Isles, but she had no romantic notions of returning to explore its wilderness, or find meaning in nature. These are words used only in Orkney: ‘Grimlins’ means midsummer night skies ‘Hillyans’ means mythical hill folk ‘spoots’ means razor clams and, my favourite, the ‘Merry Dancers’, means the Northern Lights. The words in the glossary at the front of Amy Liptrot’s book, The Outrun, were delicious enough that I read them out loud. ![]()
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