The Stone Diaries
by Carol Shields
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One of the most successful and acclaimed novels of our time, this fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett is a subtle but affecting portrait of an everywoman reflecting on an unconventional life. What transforms this seemingly ordinary tale is the richness of Daisy’s vividly described inner life from her earliest memories of her adoptive mother to her awareness of impending death.
“Carol Shields has explored the mysteries of life with abandon, taking unusual risks along the way. The Stone Diaries reminds us again why literature matters.”
– The New York Times Book Review
Awards
Winner Pulitzer Prize 1995
Winner Governor General’s Award 1993
Winner McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award 1993
Shortlisted Man Booker Award 1993
Winner Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award — Author of the Year 1994
Nominated National Book Critics Circle Award 1994
Nominated International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
Nominated New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Nominated Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year — Adult