The storied life of A. J. Fikry
By: Gabrielle Zevin
Edition: Large Print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print basic
Publisher: Large Print Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781594138416
Subjects: Widowers; Bookstores; Large type books; Abandoned children; Booksellers and bookselling; Fiction
Description: A.J. Fikry's life is not what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is failing, and his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen. He is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island and from Amelia, the Knightley Press sales rep who refuses to be deterred by A.J.'s bad attitude. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore that gives A.J. the ability to see everything anew. It doesn't take long for the locals to notice the change; 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.