How to Read Books

Violet is released from prison after twenty-two months of incarceration for an accident in which a person died. In prison, the girl had a respite—a book club led by retired teacher Harriet. Violet is terrified of the future, her past... weighs heavily on her with a burden of guilt. Retiree Frank is the husband of the woman Violet killed in that car accident. He still cannot get used to his current loneliness, although he feels he has always been alone. These three—the girl and two lost retirees—will meet in a small bookstore. From that moment on, their fates will intertwine tightly. Violet will become a teacher of charming parrots that will be smarter than many people. Harriet will suddenly emerge from her respectable yet dull existence to see the world in a new light. And Frank... for him, in essence, everything will only just begin. A humorous, very warm, tender book about how to accept oneself and one’s past, how to learn to live with a sense of guilt, about the fact that there is always a second chance, even if it seems now that the darkness will never dissipate. And of course, about how books are capable of much; one only needs to learn how to read them correctly. And, without a doubt, after Monica Wood's novel, you will fall in love with the African Grey parrots.