The Instant john and a Cowardly Lion—and faces

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Maya Haque is on the journey home to Dhaka

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Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland

The Instant john and a Cowardly Lion—and facesWishing 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