Shepherd, Nan
The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
- ISBN 13:
- 9781786897350
- author:
- Shepherd, Nan
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Canongate Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 5.31(w) x 8.42(h) x (d)
- Genre:
- Nature Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd In the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland, Nan Shepherd encountered a world of breathtaking beauty and harsh realities. Her poetic prose explores the intricate relationships between rocks, rivers, creatures, and the land itself, revealing the hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd's quest to understand the "essential nature" of the mountains led her to write a deeply personal and contemplative work, composed during the Second World War. The manuscript lay untouched for over thirty years before its publication, a testament to the power of her words to endure and inspire. This book is a meditation on the magnificence of mountains and our relationship with the wild world around us, a thought-provoking exploration of the natural world and our place within it.
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