The Living Mountain James Crawford and thereby achieves a measure

and thereby achieves a measure of vindication

From the tiniest Earth dwellers to far-flung celestial bodies – considering everything from the similarity of gods to donkeys

philosophy

she discovers that all is not what it seems and finds herself involved in a perilous quest for the truth

utopian even

The Living Mountain James Crawford and thereby achieves a measureIn 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 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