Хозяйка книжной лавки на площади Трав

Parizhanka uchitelʹnit͡sa Natali pereezzhaet s semʹëĭ na i͡ug Frant͡sii, v malenʹkiĭ tikhiĭ starinnyĭ gorodok I͡Uzes. Tam na ploshchadi Trav prodaëtsi͡a nebolʹshoĭ ui͡utnyĭ knizhnyĭ magazinchik so svodchatymi, kak v starykh zdanii͡akh, potolkami. Natali vnezapno reshaet kupitʹ ėtu knizhnui͡u lavku - i novai͡a professii͡a izmeni͡aet eë zhiznʹ. Sredi pokupateleĭ ona zamechaet li͡udeĭ, popavshikh v trudnui͡u situat͡sii͡u, i prikhodit im na pomoshchʹ. Semnadt͡satiletneĭ devushke Khloe podskazyvaet, kak uĭti iz-pod opeki vlastnoĭ materi; i͡unoshe Bastʹenu pomogaet vstretitʹsi͡a i pomiritʹsi͡a s ti͡azhelo bolʹnym ott͡som, s kotorym on mnogo let vrazhdoval; pochtalʹonu Arturu, vcherashnemu shkolʹniku s aktërskim talantom, - poveritʹ v svoi sposobnosti i podgotovitʹsi͡a k vstupitelʹnym ėkzamenam v parizhskui͡u konservatorii͡u; i͡unoĭ prodavshchit͡se-arabke Leĭle i eë vozli͡ublennomu, nachinai͡ushchemu fermeru Martenu, - osvoitʹsi͡a s tem, chto oni skoro stanut roditeli͡ami… Kazhdyĭ raz ona sovetuet svoim podopechnym prochitatʹ knigi, kotorye podskazhut im, chto delatʹ, no ėto ne raboty psikhologov, a romany. U Natali voznikaet obratnai͡a svi͡azʹ s ėtimi li͡udʹmi: oni stanovi͡atsi͡a eë druzʹi͡ami, a obshchenie s nimi pomogaet i eĭ v trudnye minuty, kogda nuzhno naladitʹ otnoshenii͡a s vzrosloĭ docherʹi͡u i spravitʹsi͡a s trevogoĭ vo vremi͡a bolezni muzha…

Parisian teacher Natalie moves with her family to the South of France, in a small quiet old town of Huzes. There is a small cozy bookstore with vaulted ceilings, like in old buildings, for sale on the square of Herbs. Natalie suddenly decides to buy this bookstore — and a new profession changes her life. Among the customers, she notices people who are in a difficult situation, and comes to their aid. Seventeen-year-old girl Chloe suggests how to get out of the care of an overbearing mother; young Bastien helps to meet and make peace with a seriously ill father, with whom he has been feuding for many years; postman Arthur, yesterday's schoolboy with an acting talent, - to believe in their abilities and prepare for the entrance exams to the Paris Conservatory; young Arab saleswoman Leila and her lover, a novice farmer Martin, - to get used to the fact that they will soon become parents… Each time, she advises her wards to read books that will tell them what to do, but these are not the work of psychologists, but novels. Natalie gets feedback from these people: they become her friends, and communication with them helps her in difficult moments, when it is necessary to establish a relationship with an adult daughter and cope with anxiety during her husband's illness…