About the book
Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Born in 1905, Daisy Goodwill Flett drifts through the chapters of childhood, marriage, widowhood, remarriage, motherhood, and old age, bewildered by her inability to understand her own role in the unsettled decades of the twentieth century. At last, reflecting on her unobserved and unconventional life, Daisy attempts to find a way to tell her story within a novel that is itself about the limitations of autobiography.
In The Stone Diaries, one of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, Carol Shields weaves the strands of Daisy’s life together in a rich, sensuous, and poignant work that delivers lasting insights into the nature of life—and fiction.
Editions of The Stone Diaries
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670853090
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781039007222
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143105503
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140233131
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143036395
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101078983
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780140862461
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781039004160
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781039004177
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Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Born in 1905, Daisy Goodwill Flett drifts through the chapters of childhood, marriage, widowhood, remarriage, motherhood, and old age, bewildered by her inability to understand her own role in the unsettled decades of the twentieth century. At last, reflecting on her unobserved and unconventional life, Daisy attempts to find a way to tell her story within a novel that is itself about the limitations of autobiography.
In The Stone Diaries, one of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, Carol Shields weaves the strands of Daisy’s life together in a rich, sensuous, and poignant work that delivers lasting insights into the nature of life—and fiction.
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What is The Stone Diaries about?
Winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Born in 1905, Daisy Goodwill Flett drifts through the chapters of childhood, marriage, widowhood, remarriage, motherhood, and old age, bewildered by her inability to understand her own role in the unsettled decades of the twentieth century. At last, reflecting on her unobserved and unconventional life, Daisy attempts to find a way to tell her story within a novel that is itself about the limitations of autobiography.
In The Stone Diaries, one of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, Carol Shields weaves the strands of Daisy’s life together in a rich, sensuous, and poignant work that delivers lasting insights into the nature of life—and fiction.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Stone Diaries?
Fiction > Family life fiction / Stories about family
Where can I read a sample of The Stone Diaries?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670853090
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Stone Diaries?
Carol Shields
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Stone Diaries is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670853090) and paperback(ISBN 9781039007222) and paperback(ISBN 9780143105503) and paperback(ISBN 9780140233131) and paperback(ISBN 9780143036395) and ebook(ISBN 9781101078983) and audiobook(ISBN 9780140862461) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781039004160) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781039004177)
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