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The Quarry Wood (Canongate Classics) by Nan Shepherd; introduced by Roderick Watson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Quarry Wood (Canongate Classics) about?
<p>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.</p><p>This is essentially the story of a young woman's journey to maturity and independence, her high ideals, and a slowly-growing awareness of h
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Nan Shepherd; introduced by Roderick Watson
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Canongate Pub.
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780862411411
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (85 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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