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Stone Yard Devotional: A Novel

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Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, a novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be good, from the award-winning author of The Weekend. “Stone Yard Devotional is as extraordinary as you’ve heard.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post “An exquisite, wrenching novel of leaving your life behind.” —Lauren Christensen, New York Times "Meditative (but by no means uneventful)." —New York Times Burnt 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. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident. But disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signaling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before, presumed murdered. And finally, a troubling visitor plunges the narrator further back into her past. Meditative, moving, and finely observed, Stone Yard Devotional is a seminal novel from a writer of rare power, exploring what it means to retreat from the world, the true nature of forgiveness, and the sustained effect of grief on the human soul. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Riverhead Books (February 11, 2025)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 52


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 1 x 9.2 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #3,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #143 in Women's Friendship Fiction #268 in Women's Domestic Life Fiction #490 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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  • Thoughtfully profound
I love the gentle, way this story is told. It is more like a diary than a novel. It’s the kind of book that you continue to think about after you have finished reading it.
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025 by E. Williams

  • Contemplative exploration of grief, forgiveness and hope
This story probably isn't for everybody. A nameless woman chooses to disappear from life to live in a very small country religious community at their retreat/monastery. She tries it out initially, soon after leaving her marriage, and after returning to a normal life for many years, she finally returns to the community for good. This woman isn't religious, doesn't appear to believe in God, prayer or the beauty of small communities. She seeks solitude. However, she very quickly finds comfort in the daily rituals of the nuns including their morning, midday and evening visits to the chapel. It soothes her soul and allows her to reflect contemplatively about her past. Intriguingly, she reflects mostly about her pre-adult life and certainly her before-married past. Grief about her parents passing runs deep and we wonder if she'll ever heal from it. Which raises the question of do we ever? Having recently lost both of my parents, the sense of loss is never far away, so I kinda empathise with our narrator. Forgiveness is another element that she reflects on. How does one do it? Can we truly forgive when hurt terribly? One might hope she'd get some answers from the nuns at least but they too appear to grapple with some of the same issues. The story is told by the nameless narrator in short vignettes of present and past. Wood uses the sparse language and narration that we've got used to from many Australian authors. It's strangely therapeutic but also a little menacing at times. The present time is relatively current set during the recent years of COVID and mice plague. We don't get to understand why the narrator's marriage to Alex ended or why she chooses to disappear from life. Wood doesn't really allow us to develop an empathy for the narrator or the other characters but we do feel for them all as they are deluged by an increasing number of mice. That sense of menace from a subtle horror story is never far away when the mice keep on coming. I'm not sure I enjoyed the story but am glad I read it for its contemplative reflections about important matters, even though it didn't really offer too many answers. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023 by Ian Acheson

  • I hope this wins the Booker Prize!
So, I read this book today in a single sitting and was amazed. Wow. I did have a hard time getting a copy and ordered it from London after it made the 2024 Booker shortlist. It's a meditation on grief, abuse, religion, childhood, memories, loss and love, with a plague of mice thrown in. It is very lyrical and affecting. I have read all of the 6 books on the 2024 shortlist now, and I think this was my favorite. The Booker shortlist is very strong this year, and all the books on it are great. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2024 by Bill Ramsey

  • Lots of Mice Everywhere
This novel made me gag. Grossly describes the eradication of plague mice run amuck. Too many plot holes and not enough character development. For the love of mice, how did this novel win so many prizes? Yuck.
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024 by rc

  • A quiet and touching journey
It’s hard to put into words what makes this book feel so special. The writing is soothing and interesting it somehow feels like a memory.
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2025 by pat wing

  • So good I read it twice - back to back!
This is the most intriguing and unusual novel. I loved it so much I started reading it again - directly after finishing it for the first time. I read it twice in the same week - it’s that good. Not available as ebook, so ordered hardback - from London(!) after named to Booker short list. I cannot recommend it more highly! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2024 by TheraP

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