How to read a book: a novel
(Large Print)
Author:
Published:
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024].
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
First Harper Large Print edition.
Physical Desc:
455 pages ; 23 cm
Status:
10 copies, 11 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
Call Number
Status
Branford/Blackstone Adult Large Print
LP FICTION WOOD
In Transit
Hamden/Miller New Adult Large Print
LP/FIC/WOOD
On Holdshelf
Madison/Scranton Adult Fiction - Large Type - New
LT F WOOD
Due Jun 30, 2025
Middlefield/Coe Adult Large Print
LP Wood
On Holdshelf
Orange/Case Adult Fiction Book
Fiction Wood [Large Type]
Due Jul 22, 2025
Preston Adult Large Print Fiction
LP F WOOD, Monica
Due Jul 11, 2025
Wallingford Adult Large Print
LP WOOD
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Large Print
LP WOOD
In Transit
Wallingford Adult Large Print
LP WOOD
In Transit
Old Lyme On Order
LT FIC WOOD
On Order
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780063412651, 0063412659
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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APA Citation (style guide)
Wood, M. (2024). How to read a book: a novel. First Harper Large Print edition. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica. 2024. How to Read a Book: A Novel. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica, How to Read a Book: A Novel. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wood, Monica. How to Read a Book: A Novel. First Harper Large Print edition. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 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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