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The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
Nan Shepherd
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Description for The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
CD-Audio.
THE TIMES AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR
'The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' Guardian
In this masterpiece of nature writing, beautifully narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tilda Swinton, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape.
Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
CD
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786899569
SKU
V9781786899569
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Nan Shepherd
Anna (Nan) Shepherd was born in 1893 and died in 1981. Closely attached to Aberdeen and her native Deeside, she graduated from her home university in 1915 and for the next forty-one years worked as a lecturer in English. An enthusiastic gardener and hill-walker, she made many visits to the Cairngorms with students and friends. She also travelled further afield ... Read more
Reviews for The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain
Guardian
Most works of mountain literature are written by men, and most of them focus on the goal of the summit. Nan Shepherd's aimless, sensual exploration of the Cairngorms is bracingly different
ROBERT MACFARLANE [A] masterpiece of Scottish writing
Anita Sethi ... Read more
Guardian
Most works of mountain literature are written by men, and most of them focus on the goal of the summit. Nan Shepherd's aimless, sensual exploration of the Cairngorms is bracingly different
ROBERT MACFARLANE [A] masterpiece of Scottish writing
Anita Sethi ... Read more