The Quarry Wood

by Nan Shepherd

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178689162X
• ISBN13: 9781786891624
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"