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Original Title:	The Stone Angel
ISBN:	0887546315 (ISBN13: 9780887546310)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Manawaka(Canada)

The Stone Angel Paperback | Pages: 120 pages

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Title	:	The Stone Angel
Author	:	James W. Nichol
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 120 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2002 by Playwrights Canada Press (first published 1964)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Classics. Literature. Canadian Literature. Adult Fiction. Academic. School

Commentary Toward Books The Stone Angel

It is the late 1960s, and Hagar Shipley’s days are drawing to an end. In the course of an afternoon, Hagar’s life unfolds: her childhood in a small prairie town, her Scottish immigrant father, the tumultuous relationship with her now-estranged husband, her sons, and their partners. Based on the novel by Margaret Laurence.

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Ratings: 3.99 From 4550 Users | 71 Reviews

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Hard to put down - painful to read. Also the first book of the year that I am thoroughly pleased to have read. I'm going to have to read the rest of the cycle.



This book goes back and forth between the last days of an old woman and her recollections of her life. I found the book as a whole to be hard and cold, a difficult read--reflecting a hard and cold life. At the same time, much of the writing was vivid and poetic and a joy.

I read this first as a teenager and subsequent readings have revealed new sides of Hagar's stony character for me to ponder.While she may not be likeable, she is compelling. Definitely her own worst enemy, she squandered her relationships with her husband and sons and,as she nears 90, is beginning to get that. She says, referring to Bram, "his banner over me was only his own skin and now I don't know why it shamed me so", a sad moment of realization.I once saw Ann Mortifee in a one-woman show,

The notion that this should be lauded for being well-written, I say this: I should hope so, if it's published! What publisher would put out something that wouldn't sell, or not be well-written? (We see publishers put out poorly-written pap that sells well, though; one merely needs to look at the Twilight phenomenon.)I read this well back in high school and my opinion hasn't especially changed. The character of Hagar is entirely unsympathetic. Here, we have a obstinate, small-minded caricature of

This is where I run into a problem with the ratings.You see, The Stone Angel is a fantastic book; amazingly well-written, the character doesn't break at all and is so strong I could be tricked into believing it was the author herself, and the prose is just beautiful.That having been said, I didn't like it. It was depressing, frustrating, and made me feel horrible reading it; I really cannot stand "CanLit"'s tendency towards the bleak and dirty underside of life. However, that does not mean it

Because I am from Canada, I had to read this in high school. I cannot express how much I hate this book. I think it's well written but after reading this I was so depressed. The main character is so frustrating. She ruins her life by making poor choices and then is hateful to even her children.