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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a 2013 novel by Gabrielle Zevin that centers on the titular character, owner of a bookshop on Alice Island, a fictional island off the coast of Massachusetts.
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry Summary & Study Guide includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis, quotes, character descriptions, themes, and more.
Apr 1, 2014 · On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto “No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World.” A. J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means. A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be.
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- Gabrielle Zevin
Apr 1, 2014 · A strict report, worthy of sympathy. Zevin (Margarettown,2006, etc.) chronicles the life of A.J. Fikry, a man who holds no brief for random acts, who yearns for a distinct narrative, who flounders about until his life is reordered by happenstance.
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Jul 28, 2023 · Summary: In “The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry,” author Gabrielle Zevin takes readers on a heartwarming journey through the life of A.J. Fikry, a curmudgeonly bookstore owner on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Apr 1, 2014 · Book Summary. As surprising as it is moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is an unforgettable tale of transformation and second chances, an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and why we love. We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories.
Apr 1, 2014 · "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" is about a middle-aged man who owns a failing independent bookstore on Alice Island off the coast of Massachusetts. Depressed for the past two years...
