The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

The Living Mountain

The Grampian Quartet #4

Nan Shepherd

115 pages first pub 1977 (editions)

nonfiction nature travel reflective relaxing slow-paced
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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 and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic pro...

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Moods

reflective 90%
inspiring 73%
adventurous 45%
informative 42%
relaxing 42%
hopeful 22%
emotional 19%
mysterious 9%
lighthearted 8%
challenging 5%
dark 1%
funny 1%
sad 1%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 33%
fast 6%

Average rating

4.2

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