The Hidden Fires: a Cairngorms Journey with Nan Shepherd by Merryn Glover (Birlinn, 2023)
Non-Fiction
With The Hidden Fires: a Cairngorms journey with Nan Shepherd by Merryn Glover (winner of BOOKMARK’s Book of the Year 2021 for her novel Of Stone and Sky), we have the delight of Merryn Glover’s fine writing and fresh perspective, and the inspiration of Nan Shepherd’s classic The Living Mountain, which became a companion for Merryn’s exploration of this ancient and astonishing mountain range. Fortunately for me, both books prove you don’t have to be a climber, mountaineer or even much of a walker to enjoy a day out in the hills: The Hidden Fires (ISBN: 9781846975752) and The Living Mountain (ISBN: 9780857861832, paperback, Canongate, 2014).