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Stone Yard Devotional: A Novel

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A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR A LOS ANGELES TIMES TOP FIFTEEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 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.” —The Washington Post “An exquisite, wrenching novel of leaving your life behind.” —New York Times Book Review "Meditative (but by no means uneventful)." —New York Times "Riveting prose about how humans beat back despair."—Los Angeles 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


Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 11, 2025


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 52


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.2 x 1.05 x 9.35 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #4,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #40 in Women's Friendship Fiction #47 in Contemporary Women Fiction #106 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Subtle and deep
Format: Hardcover
Not much happens in this novel and the characters aren't entirely likeable. The writing is clear and serviceable but neither poetic or especially literary. But if you hang with it, you will be richly rewarded by the interesting and original insights offered by the narrator and the author by the last 30-40 pages. What does it mean to forgive and be forgiven? What does it mean to be compassionate? The novel is set in a simple convent and the action revolves around the daily care and upkeep of the facility and the relationships -- extremely carefully navigated -- between those who live, visit and assist at it. It's a very quiet novel. I reread the last 30 or so pages multiple times to ponder the ideas, insights and experiences of the characters and was richly rewarded for my efforts. Really enjoyed and highly recommend this novel. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2025 by Elizabeth A. Gibson
    • Read it slowly.
Format: Hardcover
Necessary to get into the groove of what Charlotte Wood is saying. Can't rush through this book. I tried listening to it on Audible while reading the text and while that worked somewhat I never got submerged in the book like I think it needs.
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2025 by C. Cage
    • don’t get it
Format: Kindle
I found it laboring, depressing and to be honest, could not finish it. I’m not sure what I was expecting but this wasn’t it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2025 by Donna J. Murphy
    • A Meditation
Format: Kindle
I gave this novel 5 stars because I admire its experimental nature. Wood’s themes of seeking forgiveness and reconciling loss are beautifully rendered in the slow, zen-like approach she takes, so fitting for monastic life in a rural setting where problems are animal, spiritual, and human. They are continuously challenging and utterly connected. You will be thinking about this meditation on life for some time. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2025 by msiebert
    • Unusual story
Format: Hardcover
Worth the effort
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2025 by Paula Vestermark
    • Strange story set in a remote part of Australia
A strange captivating novel by Australia's leading writer. A woman seeks peace by joining a convent in a a desolate area. She is beset by weird happenings, strange people and an invasion of mice. Well-written; will hold the reader's interest throughout.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2025 by rod webb
    • Small moments, deep thoughts.
Format: Hardcover
Small moments, deep reflective thoughts. A young person may not relate to the story as well as an older person with a few miles on them. Yet the story may help younger people reflect upon the chance that the future might confront them with the sins of the present I read this book in one sitting.
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2025 by John H. Jenke
    • A thoughtful, fictitious journal – but is it a novel?
Format: Kindle
“We prayed about this. Or at least they did, and I thought closely…” (p75) This is the (fictitious) journal of a wounded soul who seeks renewal in a small, isolated community of Catholic nuns. The protagonist, while introspective, isn’t the least bit religious. The journal is quite interesting – pithy, sharp, thoughtful, and sometimes deep. Without saying so explicitly, the writer invites the reader to ponder the life the writer has chosen. How does monastic life differ from the “real world”? How is it the same? Does the experience lead to renewal? Or does it simply reveal who we already are? And what happens when one’s former life intersects (collides with!) the monastic experience? Curiously, the protagonist is largely silent about a significant chapter in her life; I suspect this inexplicable, gaping hole is its own commentary on these questions. But is this a novel? In my view, not so much. While there are certainly themes, metaphors, and a few story lines that unite the text, this is largely what you’d expect from a journal: a loosely connected collection of short, informal reflections, asides, anecdotes, and non sequiturs. If that’s what the author was shooting for, fair enough. And if this were the diary of a deceased loved one, it would likely be emotionally moving, perhaps even life changing. But figuratively flipping through a fictitious family album is interesting only for a while, and it isn’t particularly satisfying. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025 by DJ

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