Stone Yard Devotional Susan Rowland skip through a puddle

skip through a puddle

But when the train draws to a suspicious halt in the middle of a forest

It is what Eilis does—and what she refuses to do—in response to this stunning news that makes Tóibín’s novel so riveting and suspenseful

in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis

impulsive spirit driven by desire and chance

Stone Yard Devotional Susan Rowland skip through a puddleBurned out and seeking refuge, a middle aged woman retreats from her life in Sydney to the remote rural town where she grew up. There, on the stark plains of Australia, she slips almost unintentionally into a reclusive religious communitydespite having no faith in God and no understanding of prayer. But this contemplative solitude is soon disrupted by three unexpected visitations. First comes a relentless mouse plague, a daily siege of survival and