{"product_id":"stone-yard-devotional-9781399724340","title":"Stone Yard Devotional","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eCharlotte Wood's novel \"The Natural Way of Things\" is a powerful exploration of forgiveness, grief, and female friendship. It has received critical praise for its boldness, mature writing, and profound insights into the human condition. The book follows a middle-aged woman who returns to a religious community in the Australian outback, where she confronts past tragedies and discovers the complexities of human relationships. \"The Natural Way of Things\" is a stunning work of fiction that will leave readers deeply moved and inspired. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 March 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Novel by the Stella Prize-Winning Author of \"The Weekend\" and \"The Natural Way of Things\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA book of the year for the \u003cstrong\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eABC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fearless exploration of forgiveness, grief, and the complicated beauty of female friendship\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from life\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth profound and addictively entertaining. I loved it\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLARE CHAMBERS, bestselling author of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Small Pleasures\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA masterful novel of quiet force\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeautiful, strange, and otherworldly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAULA HAWKINS, bestselling author of \u003cstrong\u003e\"A Slow Fire Burning\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe consistently brilliant Wood delivers yet again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSYDNEY MORNING HERALD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's remarkable. I'm still trying to figure out how she pulled it off. The best thing she's done\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTIM WINTON, author of \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Shepherd's Hut\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagnificent and radical . . . It gripped me from the opening line to the very last\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo words can quite convey how much I loved this book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKAREN JOY FOWLER, author of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Booth\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtraordinary . . . a stunning work of fiction from a major writer who keeps getting better\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAUSTRALIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSubtly powerful and utterly engrossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLAIRE FULLER, bestselling author of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Unsettled Ground\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt extends and deepens Wood's already remarkable achievements as a novelist in powerful and often profound ways\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSATURDAY PAPER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurnt 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 the Australian outback. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague that threatens to destroy the community's crops. Then, a young girl arrives, claiming to be the daughter of the community's founder. And finally, a mysterious stranger arrives, offering to help the community in exchange for a rare and powerful artifact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the tensions between the characters rise, the woman must confront her own past and the secrets that have been kept from her for years. 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