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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry : A Novel by Gabrielle Zevin, Scott Brick is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry : A Novel about?
On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is 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. 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 mak
Who reads The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Gabrielle Zevin, Scott Brick
- Publisher
- Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781616203214
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (120,231 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14