The Stone Angel

A 4.5 star read! This book was a pleasure and joy to read. Lawrence is an effortlessly talented story writer. Hagar Shipley is a character that is deeply faulted and human yet honest and truthful. Hagar is deplorable at times as well as frustrating yet she adequately represents the women we have encountered in our youth and old age but also within ourselves. Mistakes we make as women. Regrets we have as women. Identity crises that occur within women over being wives, mothers and individual human beings. Lawrence's social commentary on the ageing process is beautifully written about within this novel as well. She makes this novel appear a simplistic novel about Hagar Shipley's life. Yet this book has been perfectly woven to include much richer content on women's experiences. A truly talented writer and her writing style is beautiful. I will re read this book happily and aim to read more of her works in the new year!