Ancestor Stones (2006) is a novel by British writer Aminatta Forna about the experiences of four women in a polygamous family in West Africa.

Uzodinma Iweala of The New York Times, reviewing Ancestor Stones, "wanted to know more: how the characters feel about one another, not just how they feel about the chaotic events they’re describing.

"[1] Bernardine Evaristo, writing in The Guardian, described this book to be "a wonderfully ambitious novel written from the inside" and concluded "This is her [Forna's] first novel, but it is too sophisticated to read like one.

"[2] Ancestor Stones has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] Choice Reviews,[4] Library Journal,[5] Publishers Weekly,[6] Kirkus Reviews,[7] African Business,[8] Entertainment Weekly,[9] and The New Yorker.

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