Agent: Doug Stewart, Sterling Lord Literistic.

Zevin is a deft writer, clever and witty, and her affection for the book business is obvious. The surprisingly expansive story includes a romance between Fikry and Amelia, and follows Maya to the age of 18 before arriving at a bittersweet denouement. She is twenty-five months old.” Somewhat unbelievably, Maya ends up in his care and, predictably enough, opens the irascible bookseller’s heart. But then Fikry finds an abandoned toddler in his bookstore with a note saying, “This is Maya. Soon after the meeting, he suffers another loss: a rare first edition of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem Tamerlane (Fikry’s primary retirement asset) goes missing.

He’s disgruntled by the state of publishing, and bereft because his beloved wife, Nic, recently died in a car accident. Jami Attenberg, author of The Middlesteins In this sweet, uplifting homage to bookstores, Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people and books. Violence: One person is injured in a car accident another is killed. Fikry is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for brief strong language, some suggestive material, and thematic elements. Fikry rated PG-13 The Storied Life of A.J. Her first meeting with Fikry does not go well. Fikry is a breezy, big-hearted treat, especially if you've ever wondered about the inner workings of America's national treasures-neighborhood bookstores. Fikry Rating & Content Info Why is The Storied Life of A.J.

It’s a “persnickety little bookstore,” in the words of Amelia Loman, the new sales rep for Knightley Press. Fikry runs Island Books, located on Alice Island, a fictional version of Martha’s Vineyard. Fikry, a curmudgeonly independent bookseller, in this funny, sad novel from Zevin (The Hole We’re In), is his obvious love of literature-particularly short stories. The only thing that’s “storied” in the life of A.J.

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