Throughout this long, harsh winter I've returned to thinking about Leslie T. Sharpe's completely engaging narrative of the Western Catskills, an area that I'm acquainted with only a bit, only peripherally. Leslie T. Sharpe knows this highland very deeply, in all its complexities. And, in "The Quarry Fox" she dispels misconceptions and illumines many of the region's mysteries. This is nature writing at its best. I was transported to the beautiful Catskills. Leslie Sharpe is a keen observer and a trustworthy recorder. She shares her prodigious knowledge of the native critters and their landscape and engenders a sincere interest to learn more. A great book. It doesn't have to be read in one gulp. Savor it.