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 an outlet - a book club led by retired teacher Harriet. Violet is terrified of the future, her past weighs on her with a heavy burden of guilt. Retiree Frank - the husband of the woman Violet killed in that car accident. He still cannot get used to his current loneliness, although he feels that he has always been alone. These three, the girl and two lost retirees, will meet in a small bookstore. And from that moment, their fates will intertwine in a tight knot. Violet is destined to become the teacher of charming parrots that will be smarter than many people. Harriet will suddenly emerge from her respectable but dull existence to see the world in a new light.

And for Frank... for him, everything will only begin. A humorous, very warm, and tender book about how to accept yourself and your 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 that the darkness will never dissipate. And of course, about the fact that books can do a lot, you just need to learn how to read them correctly.

And, without a doubt, after Monica Wood’s novel, you will fall in love with the grey parrots.