The Quarry Wood , although published well before Sunset Song , inhabits a similar world; the progress of its heroine could almost be the alternative story of a Chris Guthrie who did go to university. Compassionate and humorous, the grace and style of Shepherd's prose is heightened by a superb ear for the vigorous language of the north-east. The Weatherhouse , Shepherd's masterpiece, is an even more substantial achievement which belongs to the great...
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