The release date for the English version of 'The Stone Diaries' by
Carol Shields is Apr 1995. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Stone Diaries chronicles the life path of a common lady. Daisy Stone Goodwill, who was born in 1905, floats through the stages of childhood, marriage, widowhood, motherhood, and old life. Confused about her own life and her position in it, Daisy tries to figure out how to share her narrative inside a book that explores the boundaries of autobiography. Despite the many events in her life, she still feels helpless. She watches, listens, and by sheer willpower, she imagines herself to be a witness to her own life—her conception, her passing, and the unsettling links she finds between the two. Daisy's battle to carve out a space in her own existence serves as a metaphor for the turbulent decades in our history. Carol Shields is a clever and kind anatomist of the human heart who has created a unique voice for herself at the intersection of the domestic and the elemental. In her deepest and most emotional work to date, she skillfully stitches together the threads of The Stone Diaries with a blend of comedy and sarcasm.