Charlotte Wood

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE WEEKENDA Book of the Year for the Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald and ABC'The fact that Stone Yard Devotional not only stays aloft but soars would seem to deny the laws of literary physics'RON CHARLES, WASHINGTON POST'A beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from life'SUNDAY TIMES'Exquisite, wrenching'NEW YORK TIMES'A transfixing novel'FINANCIAL TIMES'I have rarely been so absorbed by a novel . . .A powerful, generous book'GUARDIAN'It leaves the reader feeling kinder, more brave, enlarged'ANNE ENRIGHT, author of The Wren, The Wren 'Beautiful, strange and otherworldly'PAULA HAWKINS, bestselling author of A Slow Fire Burning'Both profound and addictively entertaining. I loved it'CLARE CHAMBERS, bestselling author of Small PleasuresBurnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia. She doesn't believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.

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From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted novel Stone Yard DevotionalSavage: think Atwood in the outbackPAULA HAWKINSAn unforgettable reading experienceLIANE MORIARTYFerocious . . . recalls the early Elena FerranteNPRA masterpieceGUARDIANDevastatingECONOMISTShe hears her own thick voice deep inside her ears when she says, I need to know where I am.The man stands there, tall and narrow, hand still on the doorknob, surprised.He says, almost in sympathy, Oh, sweetie. You need to know what you are."Two women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in a broken-down property in the middle of a desert.Strangers to each other, they have no idea where they are or how they came to be there with eight other girls, their heads shaved, guarded by two inept yet vicious jailers.Doing hard labour under a sweltering sun, the prisoners soon learn what links them: in each girls past is a sexual scandal with a powerful man.They pray for rescue but as the hours turn into days and the days into weeks and months, it becomes clear only the girls can rescue themselves. Praise for Charlotte Woods Stone Yard DevotionalShortlisted for the Booker Prize 2024A beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from lifeSUNDAY TIMESA transfixing novelFINANCIAL TIMESA book about what it means to be good: simply and with great humility, it asks the big questions, leaving the reader feeling kinder, more brave, enlargedANNE ENRIGHTI have rarely been so absorbed by a novel . . . A powerful, generous bookGUARDIAN

So great I am struggling to find the words to do it justiceMarian Keyes A Book of the Year for The Times, Observer, Independent and Good HousekeepingA rare pleasureSunday TimesRivetingElizabeth DayA perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageingNina StibbeA lovely, lively, intelligent, funny bookTessa HadleyGlorious . . . Charlotte Wood joins the ranks of writers such as Nora Ephron, Penelope Lively and Elizabeth StroutGuardianSylvie, Jude, Wendy and Adele have been friends for decades, but when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three.These women couldnt be more different: Jude, a once-famous restaurateur with a long-standing affair with a married man; Wendy, an acclaimed feminist intellectual; Adele, a former star of the stage, now practically homeless. Struggling to recall exactly why theyve remained close all these years, the grieving women gather for one last weekend at Sylvies old beach house. But fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests and too much wine collide in a storm that threatens to sweep away their friendship for good.

BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTA NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA WASHINGTON POST TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEARA LOS ANGELES TIMES TOP FIFTEEN BOOK OF THE YEARStone Yard Devotional is as extraordinary as youve heard. The Washington PostAn exquisite, wrenching novel of leaving your life behind. New York Times Book Review"Meditative (but by no means uneventful)." New York Times"Riveting prose about how humans beat back despair."Los Angeles TimesShortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, a novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be good, from the award-winning author of The Weekend and The Natural Way of Things.Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia. She doesnt believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident.But disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signaling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before, presumed murdered. And finally, a troubling visitor plunges the narrator further back into her past.Meditative, moving, and finely observed, Stone Yard Devotional is a seminal novel from a writer of rare power, exploring what it means to retreat from the world, the true nature of forgiveness, and the sustained effect of grief on the human soul.

The #1 International Bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Stone Yard Devotional and The Natural Way of ThingsThe Big Chill with a dash of Big Little Lies . . . Knife-sharp and deeply alive. The Guardian (London)An insightful, poignant, and fiercely honest novel about female friendship and female aging. Sigrid Nunez, National Book Awardwinning author of The FriendFriendship, ambition, love, sexual politics and death: its all here in one sharp, funny, heartbreaking, and gorgeously written package. I loved it. Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the TrainThree women in their seventies reunite for one last, life-changing weekend in the beach house of their late friend.Four older women have a lifelong friendship of the best kind: loving, practical, frank, and steadfast. But when Sylvie dies, the ground shifts dangerously for the remaining three.They are Jude, a once-famous restaurateur; Wendy, an acclaimed public intellectual; and Adele, a renowned actress now mostly out of work. Struggling to recall exactly why theyve remained close all these years, the grieving women gather at Sylvies old beach housenot for festivities this time, but to clean it out before it is sold. Can they survive together without her?Without Sylvie to maintain the groups delicate equilibrium, frustrations build and painful memories press in. Fraying tempers, an elderly dog, unwelcome guests, and too much wine collide in a storm that brings long-buried hurts to the surfaceand threatens to sweep away their friendship for good.The Weekend explores growing old and growing up, and what happens when were forced to uncover the lies we tell ourselves. Sharply observed and excruciatingly funny, this is a jewel of a book: a celebration of tenderness and friendship from an award-winning writer.

Il y a Jude, grande restauratrice à la retraite, Wendy, ­figure intellectuelle reconnue, et Adele, l’actrice qui ne décroche plus aucun rôle. Depuis la mort de Sylvie, la quatrième comparse, elles te

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024: THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE WEEKENDA Guardian Book of the Summer 2024A Book of the Year for the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier''s Literary Award Shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year Shortlisted for the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction Longlisted for the Miles Franklin AwardBurnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of the Australian outback. She doesn''t believe in God, or know what prayer is, and finds herself living this strange, reclusive existence almost by accident. But disquiet interrupts this secluded life with three visitations. First comes a terrible mouse plague, each day signalling a new battle against the rising infestation. Second is the return of the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before, presumed murdered. And finally, a troubling visitor plunges the narrator further back into her past.

A rare kind of writer and a formidable one. The New York TimesWood inserts the reader straight into the jaws of her story, never relenting until the devastating end. If you raced through I Who Have Never Known Men or The Handmaids Tale and are looking for something with the same bite, this book belongs on your TBR. Marie ClaireThe prescient feminist fable and international classic described as The Handmaids Tale for our age (The Economist), from the Booker-shortlisted author of Stone Yard DevotionalWhen the women awaken from a drugged sleep to find themselves imprisoned in a broken-down property in the middle of a desert, they have no idea where they are or how they came to be there. Doing hard labor under a sweltering sun, guarded by two inept yet vicious jailers, the prisoners soon learn what links them: in each womans past is a sexual scandal with a powerful man. They pray for rescue but as the hours turn into days and the days into weeks and months, it becomes clear that the women must rescue themselves.Originally published in 2016 and ever more relevant upon its 10th anniversary, The Natural Way of Things is a lucid and illusory fable and a brilliantly plotted novel of ideas that reminds us of humankinds own vast contradictionsthe capacity for savagery, selfishness, resilience, and redemption all contained by a single, vulnerable body.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 A NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK Washington Posts Top Ten Books of the Year 2025Los Angeles Times 15 Best Books of 2025New York Public Librarys Books of the Year 2025A Book of the Year 2024 for the Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald, ABC and BookRiot The fact that Stone Yard Devotional not only stays aloft but soars would seem to deny the laws of literary physicsRon Charles, Washington PostA beautiful, mature work that does not flinch from lifeSunday TimesExquisite, wrenchingNew York TimesI have rarely been so absorbed by a novelGuardianIt leaves the reader feeling kinder, more brave, enlargedAnne EnrightBurnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves Sydney to return to the place she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of rural Australia.But disquiet soon interrupts this secluded life. First, the skeletal remains of a sister who disappeared decades before are returned to the monastery, resurfacing years of grief and pain. And then, an unexpected and troubling visitor plunges the narrator further into her past... Shortlisted for the Victorian Premiers Literary Award Shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year Shortlisted for the ABIA Award for Literary Fiction Longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award

Te preguntas dónde estás,pero lo que de verdad importaes saber qué eres.Diez mujeres atrapadas en medio de la nada. Una novela que cuestiona el papel de la mujer en la sociedad. Perturbadora y difícil de olvidar.Son diez, y al despertarse una mañana descubren el horror: alguien las ha drogado y trasladado a un lugar siniestro en medio de la nada. Estan encerradas en barracones oscuros, llevan unas tunicas de algodon basto, unas botas viejas y el pelo rapado.Van atadas como animales, caminan sin descanso a las ordenes de sus captores, y al volver les esperan un cuenco de papilla amarillenta y un vaso de agua sucia. No hay luz en el barracon ni conexion alguna con el mundo exterior; el silencio solo se rasga con el canto enloquecido de los pajaros por la noche.Son diez, diez mujeres jovenes que fueron muy hermosas. Hace poco seguian las ultimas tendencias de la moda, y ahora intentan saber que paso, donde estan y como salir de esta pesadilla. Preguntan, intentan averiguar, seducir a quien haga falta, pero la verdad tarda en llegar. ¿Vale la pena esperar?Al hilo de la mejor tradicion literaria, con ecos que nos recuerdan las escenas mas impactantes deEl cuento de la criada yEl señor de las moscas, Charlotte Wood ha escrito una novela hipnotica que nada tiene que ver con un futuro lejano. Estas diez mujeres podrian estar hoy aqui. Es mas, podrian ser cualquiera de nosotras. Quien avisa no es traidor.Reseñas:Una novela hermosa y valiente. Piensen enEl cuento de la criada ambientado en el desierto australiano.Paula Hawkins, autora de La chica del trenHablemos, por ejemplo, de Charlotte Wood y su genial novelaEn estado salvaje. Narra la historia diez jovenes encerradas en una casa perdida en el desierto, donde son vejadas, utrajadas y torturadas. [...] La fuerza del libro, que ha sido comparado conEl cuento de la criada de Margaret Atwood, esta en que la historia se basa en hechos reales. [...]Carlos Sala,La RazonTres razones para leerEn estado salvaje: es magnetica, es actual, es perturbadora.Time Out Barcelona¿Os preguntais si esta novela juega duro? Pues si. Charlotte Wood rompe los mitos patriarcales y no lo hace con un escalpel... Usa un hacha.Sandra Newman,The GuardianEn los blogs...En estado salvaje es una obra tan sugerente como terrible, una novela adictiva dotada de suspense, carisma y no pocas sorpresas argumentales que hara las delicias de quienes esten buscando un libro nada convencional.BlogGeneracion Reader[...]En estado salvaje es un libro rotundo e incomodo, con una prosa directa que transmite con solidez las mas diversas emociones humanas. Desde el miedo a la fortaleza. Una historia de terror sobre encierro y supervivencia que imagina un infierno en el que las mujeres son castigadas por el simple hecho de ser mujer. Charlotte Wood golpea y gana en su propuesta.Ana Matellanes,Koratai.comUna novela que golpea al lector sin piedad. Un libro que va mas alla de las paginas que lo forman, que permanece en la mente del lector, que perdura. Asi son los buenos libros. Asi es este.Elplacerdelalectura.com

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