A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE AUTHOR OF TOMORROW, AND
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCY HALE & KUNNAL NAYAR
"A fun, page-turning delight." --Minneapolis Star-Tribune
"Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds
us all exactly why we read and why we love." --Library Journal
(starred review)
A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives
alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and
now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been
stolen. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its
unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over--and see
everything anew.
"This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all
love--love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in
its imperfect glory." --Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child
"Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the
people who love both."--The Washington Post
"You won't want it to end." --Family Circle
"A natural for book groups." --Richmond Times-Dispatch
"A reader's paradise of the first order." --The Buffalo News
"Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible."
--Booklist
"A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation
that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time." --Garth Stein,
author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
"Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie
Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from
Skye will be equally captivated by this novel." --Library Journal,
starred review
