How to read a book: a novel
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Mariner Books, ©2024.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
280 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
48 copies, 38 people are on the wait list.
Description
"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed. When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland-Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman-their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways. How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living"--
Copies
Location
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Status
East Hampton New Adult Fiction
FIC WOO
Due Jun 27, 2025
Location
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone New Adult Fiction
FICTION WOOD
Due Jun 26, 2025
East Lyme Public New Fiction
Wood, Monica (How)
On Holdshelf
Gales Ferry (LPL) New Fiction
F Wood
In Transit
Guilford Adult Quick Pick
FIC WOOD
Due Jul 7, 2025
Guilford New Adult Fiction
FIC WOOD
Due Jul 9, 2025
Haddam/Brainerd New Adult Fiction -
FIC WOOD
In Transit
Hamden/Brundage Community New Adult Fiction
NEW/FIC/WOOD
On Holdshelf
Hamden/Miller New Adult Fiction
FIC/WOOD
Due Jun 26, 2025
Ivoryton Adult Fiction
F WOOD
Due Jul 15, 2025
Lyme Adult New Fiction
FIC WOO
In Transit
Madison/Scranton Adult Best Sellers - Fiction
F WOOD
Due Jul 5, 2025
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction - New
F WOOD
In Transit
Meriden Adult Fiction
FIC WOOD
In Transit
Mitchell College New Arrivals
PS3573 .O5948 H69 2024
Due Jul 7, 2025
North Branford/Smith Adult Fiction - New
New Fiction Wood
Due Jul 1, 2025
North Haven Adult New Fiction
Fiction Wood, Monica
On Holdshelf
North Haven Adult New Fiction
Fiction Wood, Monica
Due Jul 14, 2025
North Stonington/Wheeler Adult Fiction
NEW FIC WOOD [MAR 25]
Due Jul 9, 2025
Norwich/Otis New Adult Fiction
F WOOD
In Transit
Old Lyme A Fiction
FIC WOOD
Due Jul 16, 2025
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Fiction
F WOOD
On Shelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Wood
On Holdshelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Wood
Due Jun 30, 2025
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Wood
In Transit
Preston Adult New Fiction
F WOOD, Monica
On Shelf
Stony Creek/Willoughby Wallace New Adult Fiction
FIC WOO
Due Jul 1, 2025
Wallingford Adult Fiction
WOOD
TECH SERVICES
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
OBOW BOOK GROUPS
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
OBOW BOOK GROUPS
TRACE
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
On Holdshelf
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
TRACE
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
TECH SERVICES
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Due Jun 20, 2025
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
WOOD
Billed
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
[BOOK CLUB FAVORITES DISPLAY]
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
[BOOK CLUB FAVORITES DISPLAY]
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
[BOOK CLUB FAVORITES DISPLAY]
Due Jul 15, 2025
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
[BOOK CLUB FAVORITES DISPLAY]
Due Jul 8, 2025
Wallingford Adult Readers' Advisory
[BOOK CLUB FAVORITES DISPLAY]
Due Jul 16, 2025
Westbrook Adult Fiction
F WOO
In Transit
Woodbridge New Adult Fiction
FIC WOOD
Due Jul 12, 2025
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780063243675, 0063243679
Notes
General Note
All CT Reads 2025 Winner.
Description
"Violet Powell, a twenty-two-year-old from rural Abbott Falls, Maine, is being released from prison after serving twenty-two months for a drunk-driving crash that killed a local kindergarten teacher. Harriet Larson, a retired English teacher who runs the prison book club, is facing the unsettling prospect of an empty nest. Frank Daigle, a retired machinist, hasn't yet come to grips with the complications of his marriage to the woman Violet killed. When the three encounter each other one morning in a bookstore in Portland-Violet to buy the novel she was reading in the prison book club before her release, Harriet to choose the next title for the women who remain, and Frank to dispatch his duties as the store handyman-their lives begin to intersect in transformative ways. How to Read a Book is an unsparingly honest and profoundly hopeful story about letting go of guilt, seizing second chances, and the power of books to change our lives. With the heart, wit, grace, and depth of understanding that has characterized her work, Monica Wood illuminates the decisions that define a life and the kindnesses that make life worth living"--,Provided by publisher.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Wood, M. (2024). How to read a book: a novel. First edition. Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica. 2024. How to Read a Book: A Novel. Mariner Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica, How to Read a Book: A Novel. Mariner Books, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica. How to Read a Book: A Novel. First edition. Mariner Books, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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