Stone Yard Devotional

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I loved this, and it may even make my top picks of the year.

I couldn‘t imagine that a book about a woman giving up life to live in a convent retreat would be very interesting and, really, not much happens but I still adored it and didn‘t want it to end.

This is the first book I‘ve read by this author and I definitely want to read more - luckily the friend that gave me this one also gave me another, although she didn‘t think it was as good.

Oryx

Oryx Adding to my Waterstones basket... It fills up quickly 1w

Tamra I can‘t wait to read it! 1w

squirrelbrain @Oryx - you‘d better make sure it doesn‘t overflow…maybe you need to take some books out of it? 🤣🤣🤣 Or maybe just buy *all* of the books, then it will be empty again. 🤔 1w

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Oryx @squirrelbrain I actually just saw a secondhand copy on eBay for a decent price, so have ordered already 😬 1w

squirrelbrain How funny - was just about to post that there is a used copy on Amazon for £.74! @Oryx 1w

LeeRHarry Glad you enjoyed it 😊I only have a couple left to read so I‘m eking them out slowly. 1w

sarahbarnes I haven‘t read her, but this sounds very interesting. Stacking! 1w

Cathythoughts Great review Helen. Stacked 👍🏻❤️ 1w

batsy This does sound very intriguing! 1w

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squirrelbrain

Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD

Just about to start this (it jumped to the top of my pile @Oryx so not next year like I thought!). 🤣

I always like to match my bookmarks to my books, and this one is particularly pleasing so had to post it - it makes me happy! 😜

Oryx 😁 2w

LeahBergen That‘s a lovely match! I‘m a bookmark matcher, too. 😆 2w

youneverarrived That is a great match! 💚 2w

TrishB Has to be done 😁 2w

Cathythoughts Lovely match 💚 2w

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squirrelbrain

Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD

Two books given to me by a friend / neighbour. Stone Yard is brand new - she loved it but ‘never keeps books‘. Great for me! 😃

That inspired her to get the other book, which she found rather depressing and didn‘t enjoy as much, but it‘s a free book, so….

(We did just give them our barely-used travel crate for their new puppy so a fair exchange I think! ☺️)

Tamra Lucky you! I‘d really like to read Stone Yard. 2w

jlhammar An author I‘ve been meaning to try. I really like that Stone Yard cover. 2w

charl08 Stone Yard's on my list too - waiting for the library hold! 2w

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squirrelbrain @Tamra @jlhammar @charl08 - it was first on my radar as a possible for the #womensprize and then I *nearly* nominated it for #camplitsy24. 2w

LeeRHarry I‘m seeing Charlotte Wood at the Melbourne Writers Festival next month - I have really enjoyed her earlier books. Looking forward to Stoneyard Devotional.

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BarbaraBB I read The Natural Way and have another of her books on my shelves

The Weekend

squirrelbrain These will be the first I‘ve read by this author @LeeRHarry - enjoy the Festival! 2w

Oryx Stone Yard Devotional high on on my mental tbr list - looking forward to hearing what you think of it. 2w

squirrelbrain I‘m hoping to get to it soon @Oryx …story of my life though so maybe next year sometime….! 🤪 2w

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Jeg

Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD

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Finished just this minute. When I started it I thought this is not as good as her others. However it‘s been amazing for me. I don‘t want to give anything away but I felt like the narrator could have been me. Her mother and her mother‘s experiences so like mine. Her thoughts and actions so like mine. I‘m blown away. Need to go nap and think for a bit.

Centique I remember i loved her book The Weekend and must read some more of her work 😍 3mo

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MrsMalaprop

Stone Yard Devotional | CHARLOTTE. WOOD

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Atmospheric, quiet and sparse. Charlotte Wood is a must-read Australian author for me. This is her latest offering and my husband grabbed this signed copy for me when he spotted it in our favourite indie bookstore. Not a lot happens plot-wise, but I enjoyed it very much. #ozfiction

LouiseWalters About a third of the way through and loving it! 4mo

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