The Stone Diaries, by Carol Shields
And I started reading this yesterday evening. Looking forward to it. Here is what Goodreads says:
ONE OF THE MOST successful and acclaimed novels of our time, this fictionalized autobiography of Daisy Goodwill Flett is a subtle but affecting portrait of an everywoman reflecting on an unconventional life. What transforms this seemingly ordinary tale is the richness of Daisy?s vividly described inner life?from her earliest memories of her adoptive mother to her awareness of impending death.
I finished this book on August 7th. What a wonderful book, I enjoyed it thoroughly!