As with most things written by Jane White the title is a play on words. Much of the action of the novel takes place in an abandoned quarry. However quarry could also refer to 'the boy' who was selected by the three youths as the target of their attentions.
The first book of Jane White's to be published was the novel Quarry.
An unusual feature of Quarry, and of some other books by Jane White, is that although the book has paragraphs and blocks of text it has no chapters.
Savoury is the boyfriend of Todd's mother.
The three youths are generally referred to in the novel by the names of Todd, Randy and Carter.
Jane White's first book was Quarry and her dedication reads... TO MY MOTHER with gratitude and affection.
Jane White's first novel Quarry was publish in Great Britain in March 1967.
Quarry is not divided into chapters so it has either one long chapter from start to finish or no chapters, depending on your viewpoint.
The first page of Quarry is numbered 5 and the last page is numbered 252, making 248 pages in total.
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Yes, Quarry was available in the paperback format.
Todd's mother's name is Clare Gascoigne.
Jane White wrote three novels which had one word titles, these were; Quarry, Proxy and Comet.