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“So there I lie on the plateau, under me the central core of fire from which was thrust this grumbling grinding mass of plutonic rock”- Nan Shepherd A beautiful, collectable gift edition of the masterpiece of Scottish nature writing. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane & with an afterword by Jeanette Winterson The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of the Cairngorms. It is a work deeply rooted in Nan Shepherd's knowledge of the natural world, & a poetic & philosophical meditation on our longing for high & holy places. Drawing on different perspectives of the mountain environment, Shepherd makes the familiar strange & the strange awe-inspiring. Her sensitivity & powers of observation put her into the front rank of nature writing.In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times & shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores & records the rocks, rivers, creatures & hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape.Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to w

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Author

Nan Shepherd, Roderick Watson

Publisher

Canongate Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780862415891

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (1,709 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14