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The Perennial Collection - The Stone Diaries

The Perennial Collection - The Stone Diaries

by Carol Shields (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $3.25

  • Used

    Paperback 2008

    $3.25

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    Hardcover 1993

    $3.25
Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 400
 Edition: (Reissue)
 Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04 Feb 2008
ISBN 10: 0007268343
ISBN 13: 9780007268344

Media Reviews
'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
Author Bio
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.