The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields ( A Canadian Author)
I chose the book because it was Canadian. I read the book which was hard to follow at times.
The Stone Diaries follows the life of a fairly ordinary Canadian woman from birth through to her death as an octogenarian. The sections are called things like ‘childhood’, ‘marriage’, ‘motherhood’ and so on. Daisy falls in love (not necessarily with the man she marries); she has friends, acquaintances, colleagues. Her one brush with the something that threatens to be extraordinary is becoming a popular gardening columnist, but she doesn’t truly become a celebrity. She has children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is an ordinary life, well-lived.
A fictional autobiography. Interesting idea.
I remember googling about the pages in the middle of the book with photos, names and dates to find out that they are not accurate representations of the book. Pictures are family and some taken from museums. A bit off putting I have to say.
The Healing Garden movie is a heartwarming, faith-based drama directed by Joseph Granda.
It follows Eddie, a grieving former military chaplain, and Hope, a young girl from a broken home, who plant a miraculous, prayer-filled garden that ends up transforming their entire community.
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