The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

<DIV><B>Don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's new novel <I>Young Jane Young</I> coming in August 2017.<BR /><BR /> “Funny tender and moving <I>The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry </I>reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love.”*</B><BR /><BR /> 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.   <BR /><BR /> “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 <I>The Snow Child</I><BR /><BR /> “Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.” —<I>The Washington Post</I><BR /><BR /> “You won’t want it to end.” —<I>Family Circle</I><BR /><BR /> “A natural for book groups.” —<I>Richmond Times-Dispatch</I><BR /><BR /> “A reader’s paradise of the first order.” —<I>The Buffalo News</I><BR /><BR /> “A fun page-turning delight.” —<I>Minneapolis Star Tribune</I><BR /><BR /> “Captures the joy of connecting people and books . . . Irresistible.” —<I>Booklist</I><BR /><BR /> “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 <I>The Art of Racing in the Rain</I><BR /><BR /> “Readers who delighted in <I>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</I>  <I>The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry</I> and <I>Letters from Skye </I>will be equally  captivated by this novel.” —*<I>Library Journal</I> starred review</DIV>