The stone angel

"At ninety, Hagar Shipley looks back on her life and painfully begins to come to terms with her pride, her inability to express love and her sharp tongue."
"Raised in Canada according to the stern virtues of her pioneer ancestors Hagar Shipley leads a life of uncompromising pride. We are given vividly etched descriptions of Hagar as a young girl; of her now estranged husband; and of her sons, John and Marvin. Now, with her life nearly behind her, she makes a bold, last step towards freedom and independence, and in the process gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of acceptance."@en
"A 90-year-old woman lives with her elderly son and daughter-in-law who are scheming to transfer her to a nursing home."
"Raised according to the stern virtues of her pioneer ancestors, Hagar Shipley has led a life of uncompromising pride. As her story unfolds, Hagar emerges through a series of vigorously etched portraits - her childhood in a bleak prairie town; her marriage to a virile but negligent farmer; her relationship with her two sons; her middle-age flight from marriage; and her final years as a querulous, short-tempered old woman. With life now almost behind her, Hagar makes one last step toward freedom."