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001 10796598
005 20140722143232.0
008 131114s2014 ncu 000 1 eng
010 $a 2013043144
020 $a9781616203214 (hbk. : alk. paper)
020 $a1616203218 (hbk. : alk. paper)
024 $a99958584423
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn855583286
035 $a(OCoLC)855583286
035 $a(NNC)10796598
040 $aDLC$erda$cDLC$dIG#$dBTCTA$dBDX$dUPZ$dCCPLG$dYDXCP$dOCLCO$dABG$dCOO$dNSB
050 00 $aPS3626.E95$bS86 2014
082 00 $a813/.6$223
100 1 $aZevin, Gabrielle.
245 14 $aThe storied life of A.J. Fikry :$ba novel /$cGabrielle Zevin.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aChapel Hill, North Carolina :$bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill,$c2014.
300 $a260 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $aWhen his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A. J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life. The irascible A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books, the only bookstore on Alice Island, has already lost his wife. Now, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose in the most embarrassing of circumstances. The store itself, it seems, will be next to go. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children's section with a note from her mother pinned to her Elmo doll: "I want Maya to grow up in a place with books and among people who care about such kinds of things. I love her very much, but I can no longer take care of her." A search for Maya's mother, A. J.'s rare book, and good childcare advice ensues, but it doesn't take long for the locals to notice the transformation of both bookstore and owner, something of particular interest to the lovely yet eccentric Knightley Press sales rep, Amelia Loman, who makes the arduous journey to Alice Island thrice each year to pitch her books to the cranky owner.
650 0 $aBooksellers and bookselling$vFiction.
650 0 $aBookstores$vFiction.
650 0 $aWidowers$vFiction.
650 0 $aAbandoned children$vFiction.
650 0 $aMan-woman relationships$vFiction.
655 0 $aPsychological fiction.
852 00 $bglx$hPS3626.E95$iS86 2014