{"product_id":"9781399724388","title":"Stone yard devotional","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e ⭐ SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 ⭐\u003cbr\u003e⭐ A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES '\u003c\/i\u003e10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR' PICK ⭐ \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Ten Books of the Year 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e15 Best Books of 2025\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library's Books of the Year 2025\u003cbr\u003eA Book of the Year 2024 for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, ABC and BookRiot\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The fact that \u003ci\u003eStone Yard Devotional\u003c\/i\u003e not only stays aloft but soars would seem to deny the laws of literary physics' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Charles, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from life' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Exquisite, wrenching' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I have rarely been so absorbed by a novel' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It leaves the reader feeling kinder, more brave, enlarged' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut disquiet soon interrupts this secluded life. First, the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before are returned to the monastery, resurfacing years of grief and pain. And then, an unexpected and troubling visitor plunges the narrator further into her past...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for \u003ci\u003eThe Age \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e⭐ \u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Miles Franklin Award\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Wood, Charlotte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56677067587970,"sku":"9781399724388","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0936\/6575\/5522\/files\/9781399724388.jpg?v=1779987114","url":"https:\/\/archwaybookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781399724388","provider":"Archway Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}