The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel
de Zevin, Gabrielle
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- ISBN 10
- 1616204516
- ISBN 13
- 9781616204518
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Skokie, Illinois, United States
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UsedGood. Minor wear on cover. Slight bend to whole book.
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El Aug 9 2014, CloggieDownunder dijo:
The Collected Works of A.J.Fikry (aka The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry) is the fifth stand-alone novel by American author, Gabrielle Zevin. Alice Island, a New England summer destination requiring bus and ferry travel, boasts a main street book store. Island Books is owned by recent widower, A.J.Fikry, an opinionated, often cranky man in his late thirties with a (self-described) porcupine heart. Since the unfortunate accidental death of his beloved wife, his plan has been to drink himself to death and drive his business to ruin. This plan is derailed by three occurrences: thirty-six-year-old sales representative for Knightley Press, Amelia Loman makes her first visit to Island Books to present the publisher’s Winter List (and is treated rather shabbily by A.J.); A.J.’s escape valve, a rare and valuable edition of Tamerlane, a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe, is stolen; and a bright two-year-old girl named Maya is left in his bookstore. Against all odds, A.J. finds himself (with frequent help from Google and occasional input from the Island’s residents) bringing up a young girl. Zevin has given the reader characters who are appealing despite their flaws, or perhaps because of them. The story has an element of mystery and the plot has a few unexpected twists. Each chapter is prefaced with a paragraph of A.J.’s comments for Maya about a certain literary work: advice for writing and advice for life. It contains many words of wisdom, making it, as others have said, a very quotable book: “Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time” and “We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In the end, we are collected works” will resonate with many readers. This book is filled with lightness and dark, with laugh-out-loud moments and lines that will have the most cynical reader choking up. It is a book for anyone who loves to read or loves book stores, and lovers of fine literature will be especially captivated. This delightful read is one of those books that is almost impossible to put down and most readers will be sorry to reach the end. A keeper.
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- Título
- The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel
- Autor
- Zevin, Gabrielle
- Estado del libro
- UsedGood
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 1616204516
- ISBN 13
- 9781616204518
- Editorial
- Algonquin Books
- Lugar de publicación
- Chapel Hill, Nc
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2014-12
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