Storied Life Of A J Fikry,The

A.J. Fikry s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstoreis 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 Chief Lambiase, the well-intentioned police officer who's always felt kindly toward him; from Ismay, his sister-in-law, who is hell-bent on saving A.J. from his dreary self; from Amelia, the lovely and idealistic (if eccentric) Knightley Press sales rep who persists in taking the ferry to Alice Island, refusing to be deterred by A.J.'s bad attitude. Even the books in his store havestopped holding pleasure for him. These days, A.J. can only see them as a sign of aworld that is changing too rapidly.

And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore. It s a small package, though large in weight an unexpected arrival that gives A.J. the opportunity to makehis life over, the ability to see everything anew. It doesn t take long for the locals tonotice the change overcoming A.J., for the determined sales rep Amelia tosee her curmudgeonly client in a new light, for the wisdom of all those books to become again the lifeblood of A.J. s world. Or for everything to twist again into a version of his lifethat he didn t see coming.

As surprising as it is moving, "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry"is an unforgettable tale oftransformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read andwhy we love. "