The Stone Diaries
Published on 4. February 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-00-726834-4 (ISBN)
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Governor-General's Award, and short-listed for the Booker Prize. 'The Stone Diaries' is the story of one woman's life, a truly sensuous novel which reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century. Repackaged as part of the Perennial fiction promotion.
This is the story of Daisy Goodwill, from her birth on a kitchen floor in Manitoba, Canada, to her death in a Florida nursing home nearly ninety years later. Through Daisy's life, Shields reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century in this rich and poignant novel.
This is the story of Daisy Goodwill, from her birth on a kitchen floor in Manitoba, Canada, to her death in a Florida nursing home nearly ninety years later. Through Daisy's life, Shields reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century in this rich and poignant novel.
Reviews / Votes
'I can think of few novels containing so much that is resonant and unforgettable, or that invite the reader to participate so fully and rewardingly. "The Stone Diaries" is a triumphant and important book and deserves a wide audience.' Sunday Telegraph'Rapturous, sensitive and funny.' Guardian
'Carol Shields is an exceptionally sympathetic and involving novelist.' Independent on Sunday
'It is wonderful. A treat.' Joanna Trollope
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-726834-4 (9780007268344)
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Carol Shields's novels include 'Larry's Party' (1997), winner of the 1998 Orange Prize; 'The Republic of Love' (1992); 'Happenstance' (1991) and 'Mary Swann' (1990). 'Dressing Up for the Carnival', a bestselling collection of short stories, was published in 2000, and a previous collection, 'Various Miracles', was published in 1994. Born and brought up in Chicago, Carol Shields lived in Canada until her death in 2003. She was the Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg.