{"product_id":"stone-yard-devotional-9781399724340b","title":"Stone Yard Devotional","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e Notable Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eShortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for The Age Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Miles Franklin Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe new novel by the bestselling author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Book of the Year for the\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eABC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\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 rural Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut disquiet soon interrupts this secluded life. First, the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before are returned to the monastery, resurfacing years of grief and pain. And then, an unexpected and troubling visitor plunges the narrator further into her past...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'The fact that \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eStone Yard Devotional\u003c\/span\u003e not only stays aloft but soars would seem to deny the laws of literary physics' Ron Charles, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from life' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sceptre","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820618551376,"sku":"9781399724340B","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781399724340-l.jpg?v=1785880450","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/stone-yard-devotional-9781399724340b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}