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Gabrielle Zevin

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

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Hanging over the porch of the tiny New England bookstore called Island Books is a faded sign with the motto ';No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.' A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means. 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. 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. 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 him or for a determined sales rep named Amelia to see her curmudgeonly client in a new light. The wisdom of all those books again become the lifeblood of A.J.'s world and everything twists 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.
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198 printed pages
Publication year
2014
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  • Mau baca buku dulushared an impression7 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    🚀Unputdownable
    💧Soppy

    Life stories of book nerds, of how books brought people together, and even when mistakes done and disapointment came and go, books still be there offering stories to all who seeks and stands together.

  • Marina Zalashared an impression7 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    💡Learnt A Lot
    💞Loved Up
    💧Soppy

  • Anashared an impression2 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    💡Learnt A Lot
    🎯Worthwhile
    🚀Unputdownable

Quotes

  • Katihas quoted8 months ago
    A.J. nods. “Call me later, okay?”

    It is Daniel who calls later. “Ismay’s in the hospital,” he says flatly. “Another miscarriage.”

    That makes two in the last year, five total
  • Katihas quoted8 months ago
    THE NEXT AFTERNOON, once the snow has stopped and even begun to melt away into mud, a body washes up against the small strip of land near the lighthouse. The ID in her pocket says that this is Marian Wallace, and it does not take long for Lambiase to deduce that the body and the baby are, in fact, related
  • Katihas quoted8 months ago
    “You said the mother had been through the foster system?”

    Lambiase nods.

    “Suppose she thought the kid would stand a better chance in a bookstore.”

    “Who can say?”

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