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 descriptions of the natural world, and a dry sense
of humour. Ninety years after the first publication, it remains as fresh
and original today