Book review: Tale set in an Aussie convent is intriguing

Charlotte Wood's 'Stone Yard Devotional' is a bizarre but totally compelling first-person account of daily life in a small convent in the Australian outback
Book review: Tale set in an Aussie convent is intriguing

Charlotte Wood's latest book comes garlanded with praise from her contemporaries, including Marian Keyes, Tim Winton, Lionel Shriver, Patrick Gale, and Tessa Hadley among many others. 

Sat, 23 Mar, 2024 - 01:00
Alannah Hopkin

  • Stone Yard Devotional 
  • Charlotte Wood 
  • Sceptre, hb €21.75 

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