The Instant john Anne is ensnared in a

Anne is ensnared in a web of conspiracy

Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland

Gilbert Markham is fascinated by Helen Graham

and she struggles between being the wife and mother she is bound to be and yearning for so much more

The Instant john Anne is ensnared in aWishing to leave behind the isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one way flight to Berlin. She rents a loftbed in a shared flat and starts to look for work and for love through the screen of her phone. The Instant tells of the momentous year that follows, encountering the city's wildlife in the most unexpected places, tracing the cycles of the moon, the flight paths of migratory birds and surrendering to the addictive power of love