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The women of the tiny town of Fetter-Rothnie have grown used to a life without men, and none more so than the tangle of mothers and daughters, spinsters and widows living at the Weatherhouse. Returned from war with shellshock, Garry Forbes is drawn into their circle as he struggles to build a new understanding of the world from the ruins of his grief. In The Weatherhouse , Nan Shepherd paints an exquisite portrait of a community coming to terms with the brutal losses of war, and the small tragedies, yearnings, and delusions that make up a life. The second installment in The Grampian Quartet, The Weatherhouse is widely considered Shepherd's masterpiece and one of the most important works of Scottish modernism.
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The Canons: The Weatherhouse, Nan Shepherd, Amy Liptrot
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- Released
- 2016
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- Title
- The Canons: The Weatherhouse
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Nan Shepherd, Amy Liptrot
- Publisher
- Canongate
- Released
- 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 207
- ISBN10
- 1782118861
- ISBN13
- 9781782118862
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Women, Classics, 20th century, British Literature, Scotland, Mothers and Daughters, War Stories
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
- Description
- The women of the tiny town of Fetter-Rothnie have grown used to a life without men, and none more so than the tangle of mothers and daughters, spinsters and widows living at the Weatherhouse. Returned from war with shellshock, Garry Forbes is drawn into their circle as he struggles to build a new understanding of the world from the ruins of his grief. In The Weatherhouse , Nan Shepherd paints an exquisite portrait of a community coming to terms with the brutal losses of war, and the small tragedies, yearnings, and delusions that make up a life. The second installment in The Grampian Quartet, The Weatherhouse is widely considered Shepherd's masterpiece and one of the most important works of Scottish modernism.