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The Stone Diaries

By Carol Shields

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| Hardcover | 9780394223629

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This fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett, captured in Daisy's vivacious yet reflective voice, has been winning over readers since its publication in 1995, when it won the Pulitzer Prize. After a youth marked by sudden death and loss, Daisy escapes into conventionality as a middle-Continue

This fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett, captured in Daisy's vivacious yet reflective voice, has been winning over readers since its publication in 1995, when it won the Pulitzer Prize. After a youth marked by sudden death and loss, Daisy escapes into conventionality as a middle-class wife and mother. Years later she becomes a successful gardening columnist and experiences the kind of awakening that thousands of her contemporaries in mid-century yearned for but missed in alcoholism, marital infidelity and bridge clubs. The events of Daisy's life, however, are less compelling than her rich, vividly described inner life-- from her memories of her adoptive mother to her awareness of impending death. Shields' sensuous prose and her deft characterizations have made this, her sixth novel, her most successful yet.

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    The Stone Diaries is the story of Daisy Goodwill Flett, a rather ordinary woman, whose life was surrounded by loss and grief in every aspect. As she goes through her life's various stages, she struggles to find her purpose. Second, I despised the lac ... (read full critics)

    blogcritics published on Wed, 18 Apr 2012

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    ‘The Stone Diaries’ (though there are in fact no diaries, they are said to have been lost) because everyone raised in the Orphans’ Home in Stonewall Township, Manitoba is given the name of Stone, because Mercy Stone’s husband, Cuyler Goodwill, works ... (read full critics)

    lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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  • Despite the length, it almost read like a summary. Where are the characters? I couldn't find them.
    I found "Unless" a much more structured, enjoyable book.

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    Ficie said on Jul 28, 2011 | Add your feedback

  • The first Carol Shields I read and it bowled me over. even after all these years some of the atmosphere of the book, the feeling of her bedroom etc - stays with me.

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    Canda said on Dec 12, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Carol Shields makes the simple stories of daily life incredibly intense, even if often a bit sad. Not to be missed

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    Silcatt said on Dec 9, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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