Quarry Wood (Canons, 76) - Softcover

Shepherd, Nan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0862411416 ISBN 13: 9780862411411

Publisher: Canongate UK, 2010

Synopsis

When Martha gains a place at the university, her achievement is met with a mixture of hostility and pride by her uncomprehending family. It is there that she meets Luke (married to her friend Dussie) who is to haunt the years that lie ahead as she struggles to cope with the intellectual and emotional challenges that surround her at work and at home.

This is essentially the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, her high ideals, and a slowly-growing awareness of her passionate nature. Nan Shepherd's subtle prose and her understanding of the hidden currents which move people are matched by her intense and memorable descriptions of the natural world, and a dry sense of humour. The book has lost none of its freshness and originality since it met with high praise on publication over seventy years ago - four years before Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song.

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Book Description:

Introduced by Roderick Watson

From the Back Cover:

This is essentially the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, her high ideals, and a slowly-growing awareness of her passionate nature. Nan Shepherd's subtle prose and her understanding of the hidden currents which move people are matched by her intense and memorable descriptions of the natural world, and a dry sense of humor. The book has lost none of its freshness and originality since it met with high praise on publication over seventy years ago--four years before Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate UK
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0862411416
• ISBN 13: 9780862411411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224