The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Governor-Generals Award, and short-listed for the Booker Prize. The Stone Diaries is the story of one womans life, a truly sensuous novel which reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century. Repackaged as part of the Perennial fiction promotion.
'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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007268344 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007268343 |
| Title | The Stone Diaries |
| Author | Carol Shields |
| Series | The Perennial Collection |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-02-04 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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