The short story of stones

The Short Story of Stones is a book inspired by true events. Composed of short stories that together form a coherent whole, it first portrays the tragedy of a child experiencing trauma and seeing the world through her wounded sensitivity. It then follows the life of an adult woman facing the lasting consequences of a painful past. This deeply intimate work moves between darkness and light. Some passages are stark and disturbing, striking the reader with the force of an electric shock; others carry an affirmation of life, tenderness, and faith in its uniqueness. Above all, the book speaks of an unfading hope for dignity, meaning, and a life worth living — despite the burden of what cannot be undone. "Nobody reads anything. If he reads, he understands nothing, and even if he does, he remembers nothing…,” wrote Stanisław Lem prophetically several decades ago. Professor Zimbardo, on the other hand, when accused of “making a show” during a lecture, responded that everyone (possibly including the lecturer himself) slept during traditional lectures and that they did not remember anything from a lecture of this kind. Over the seventy pages of “The Short Story of Stones”, the author has recorded scenes from life that, after reading, cannot be forgotten. They might be pushed aside, considered impossible, but they cannot be erased from memory. This offers readers, despite the small scale of this tome, a wealth of immutable experiences, and perhaps irrevocable knowledge that leaves much food for thought. This knowledge and these experiences, in my opinion – having worked almost forty years with victims – are essential for therapists, regardless of studies, training and self-therapy, or maybe even in tandem with them”. Janusz Koczberski