The Instant
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About This Book
Wishing to leave 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 for something to happen, hoping for the unexpected. And it comes with an erotic jolt, in the form of a love affair that obsesses her. The Instant is a frank and luscious 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 behind by a generation who exist online.
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"The style of The Instant is more experimental than The Outrun ..."
"Liptrot captures the flattening, insulating impact of handheld devices on the experience of travel ..."
"Liptrot is a noticer of places, people and words ..."
"It could become frustrating, but in each book Liptrot eventually comes down to land on something, and it is the wait that gives the whole its brilliance."
"She diligently searches for love, setting off on first date after first date."
"On the face of it, these are unremarkable impulses but, in this intimate memoir, Liptrot's achievement lies in making them feel remarkable."
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