Set in southern Ontario during the 1980's, Quarry is layered like the open-pit mine for which it is named. Caitlin Maharg, an only child, lives in a house by a water-filled limestone quarry whose gothic presence is elemental to the story. Lyrically charged, jewelled with images and at times darkly comic, Graham's prose weaves a mysterious and hypnotic tale of loss, secrets, family shame and the courage to swim the depths of life alone.