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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BARBARA JEFFERIS AWARD
LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD
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1 author picked Stone Yard Devotional as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This was my favorite read of 2024. I thought it was utterly wonderful and well-deserving of its Booker shortlisting. It’s full of gorgeous, subtle writing with a great deal of power contained both in and between its lines.
Wood uses prose with great precision, so that not a word is wasted and every sentence has an impact. I’m not usually someone who writes on my books, but Stone Yard Devotional made me want to grab a pencil and underline chunks of text so that I could reread them again and again.
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