The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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Author: Gabrielle Zevin
9780349146362 | PB | pp. 305 | 2023 | Abacus
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an engaging and emotionally resonant novel that offers a compelling meditation on the nature of love, loss, and the enduring power of stories to shape and transform our lives.
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an engaging and emotionally resonant novel that offers a compelling meditation on the nature of love, loss, and the enduring power of stories to shape and transform our lives.
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A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. Slowly but surely, he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island—from Lambiase, the well-intentioned police officer who’s always felt kindly toward Fikry; from Ismay, his sister-in-law who is hell-bent on saving him from his dreary self; from Amelia, the lovely and idealistic (if eccentric) Knightley Press sales rep who keeps on taking the ferry over to Alice Island, refusing to be deterred by A.J.’s bad attitude. Even the books in his store have stopped holding pleasure for him. These days, A.J. can only see them as a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly.
And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore. It’s a small package, but large in weight. It’s that unexpected arrival that gives A. J. Fikry the opportunity to make his life over, the ability to see everything anew. It doesn’t take long for the locals to notice the change overcoming A.J.; or for that determined sales rep, Amelia, to see her curmudgeonly client in a new light; or for the wisdom of all those books to become again the lifeblood of A.J.’s world; or for everything to twist again into a version of his life that he didn’t see coming. As surprising as it is moving, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and why we love.
| Author: | Gabrielle Zevin |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780349146362 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 305 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Publisher: | Hachette |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
About the Author
The author was raised by parents who took her to the library like it was church. She suspects that is why she became a writer. Her career began at age fourteen when an angry letter to her local newspaper about a Guns ‘n’ Roses concert resulted in a job as a music critic. Over eight novels for adults and young people, she has written about female soldiers in Iraq, mafia princesses in retro-future New York City, teenage girls in the afterlife, talking dogs, amnesiacs, and the difficulties of loving one person over many years. Her last novel, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, was a New York Times bestseller.
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