The Quarry Wood

Author: Shepherd, Nan

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 4 January 2018 by Canongate Books (Canongate Canons) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canons' series.

Paperback | 224 pages
132 x 198 x 14 | 164g

When Martha accepts a place at university, her decision is met with a mixture of hostility and pride by her uncomprehending family. This is the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, struggling to cope with the intellectual and emotional challenges that surround her, at a time when such space was rarely given freely to women.

In The Quarry Wood, Nan Shepherd's subtle prose is matched with intense and memorable descriptions of the natural world, and a dry sense of humour. Ninety years after the first publication, it remains as fresh and original today.