{"product_id":"the-living-mountain-9780857861832","title":"The Living Mountain : A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e'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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer 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 classic meditation on the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship with the wild world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed during the Second World War, the manuscript of The Living Mountain lay untouched for more than thirty years before it was finally published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Nan Shepherd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eNorthern Scotland, Highlands \u0026amp; Islands, Prose: non-fiction, Natural history\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 18 Aug 2011 by Canongate Books.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nan Shepherd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320848523642,"sku":"9780857861832","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780857861832.jpg?v=1790663988","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-living-mountain-9780857861832","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}