'You must choose how you live your life. And as you are my son, William, I tell you that you, and you alone, must do the choosing.'Like everyone, Meg has made choices over the course of her life; for the most part, she's proud of the decisions she made, but that doesn't mean she's not without regrets, not haunted by questions of what might have been . . . What if her older brother hadn't gone missing when she was just a child? What if she'd married for love, rather than duty? What if she told her son why it matters so much that he, unlike her, listens to his heart?Set in England and Africa, and opening during World War Two, A Stone's Throw is a novel about family, about love, about duty; it's about the people we miss and the secrets we keep. Above all though, it's about the choices we make - and those we don't.'As subtle and delicate as gossamer... a masterclass in restraint' Financial Times
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'Fiona Shaw writes with a pure style and an honest heart' -- Emma Donoghue
'Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer ... a masterclass in restraint' -- Financial Times
'Exquisitely written' -- Daily Mirror
'Charged family saga . . . Shaw handles her material with confidence and skill. An accessible novel, it is shot through with moments of pure poetry' --Independent
'Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer ... a masterclass in restraint' --Financial Times
'Exquisitely written' --Daily Mirror
'Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer ... a masterclass in restraint' -- Financial Times
'Exquisitely written' -- Daily Mirror
'Charged family saga . . . Shaw handles her material with confidence and skill. An accessible novel, it is shot through with moments of pure poetry' --Independent
'Her prose eshews the elemental: it is as subtle and delicate as gossamer ... a masterclass in restraint' --Financial Times
'Exquisitely written' --Daily Mirror
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Set in England and Africa, and opening during World War Two, A Stone's Throw is a novel about family, about love, about duty; it's about the people we miss and the secrets we keep. Above all though, it's about the choices we make - and those we don't.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Carole W
Format:Kindle Edition
I have read all four of Fiona Shaw's novels now, and each one has had a unique character of its own, unlike many contemporary writers who seem to find a groove and then get stuck in it. Although the story of Meg and her son Will is quietly told in a direct and straightforward style, I can't believe many people would get to the end of this without seriously questioning some aspect of their own lives.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Di Drewe
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This is a compelling read, leading from a naive and innocent start through unexpected twists to analysis of life. Following youth through diverse relationships in a natural progression, with explicit sex thrown in.
The simple style is refreshing and easy to read, short sentences, clear print, and flashbacks accentuated in the present tense.
The overall expression of loss and underlying sadness help the reader to get the message. The balance between keeping up appearances and the reality of being true to oneself. Highly recommended.
The simple style is refreshing and easy to read, short sentences, clear print, and flashbacks accentuated in the present tense.
The overall expression of loss and underlying sadness help the reader to get the message. The balance between keeping up appearances and the reality of being true to oneself. Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Annabel J
Format:Paperback
A Stone's Throw held me from start to finish. Fiona Shaw achieves a strong sense of place and time spanning four generations and two continents. The structure carries the plot at a fast pace via leaps of decades with a sharp focus on pivotal events. The compelling story is conveyed with a spareness of style which at the most dramatic moments is reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy, leaving space for the reader to form their own judgements on the characters' decisions.
I was reluctant to let the characters go at the end of this book and look forward to reading more from this accomplished writer.
I was reluctant to let the characters go at the end of this book and look forward to reading more from this accomplished writer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good holiday read
I really enjoy Fiona Shaw's books and her way of writing - intelligent, beautiful and romantic. This is a good read, but I did not enjoy it as much as Tell It to the Bees. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. I. Burnett-thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars
From subterfuge to shipwreck
It's the mark of a good story to end up somewhere you didn't expect. A Stone's Throw begins lightly, almost like a children's tale. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Sandy GW
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just ok
It was an ok book but I read it in a few hours and wasn't overly impressed.
Something about nothing really.
Something about nothing really.
Published 9 months ago by Scrasey2
5.0 out of 5 stars
A little gem
'A Stone's Throw' will pull you into a text full of raw emotion and delicate romance. With subtle undertones of a youthful passion that leads to a much grander scale of questions,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Helen
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Stone's Throw
A Stone's Throw' by Fiona Shaw left a deeply musical impression on me, even though it is not a story about music. Read more
Published 10 months ago by AlexC
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another excellent read from Fiona Shaw
This is the fourth of Fiona Shaw's books I have now read - and I think this is my favourite. All her books are different, which makes her a consistently interesting writer, and I... Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Proctor
5.0 out of 5 stars
elemental...
Ice, water, fire, air... the chapter headings of this book hint at the lucid simplicity of Shaw's storytelling, which grips through its unflinching view of the pleasures and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by misacmos
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pedestrian
A very ordinary book on it's way to the charity shop, even overpriced there !
Short on plot and rubbish ending.
Short on plot and rubbish ending.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. John Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautifully written study in regret and its suffocating...
Beginning in the nineteen forties and continuing to the present day, A Stone's Throw is the story of Meg, a woman whose life is blighted by the disappearance of her father and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Brian Keaney
5.0 out of 5 stars
A compelling read!
Fiona Shaw is an accomplished writer and storyteller. I really enjoyed her novel 'A Stone's Throw' and found it a compelling read right from its opening few paragraphs. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Hannah G
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