The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow

A.J. Fikry, the owner of Island Books, is going through a hard time. He has lost his wife and his prized possession, a rare first edition book, has been stolen. One day, he finds two-year-old Maya sitting on the bookshop floor, with a note attached to her asking the owner to look after her. Gabrielle Zevin's novel is a love letter to the world of books, an irresistible affirmation of why we read and why we love. Readers have given it five star reviews.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

A.J. Fikry, the proprietor of Island Books, is going through a difficult period. His bookstore is failing, his wife has passed away, and a rare first edition book has been taken. He has lost faith in people and books, seeing them as a reminder of a changing world. However, his life is forever altered when he discovers two-year-old Maya sitting on the bookstore floor, holding a note asking him to take care of her.

Gabrielle Zevin's enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books, an irresistible affirmation of why we read and why we love. Readers have praised the book for its lovely uplifting nature, with one five-star reader describing it as "a lovely uplifting book" and another saying they "devoured it in a day." The writing style and characters have also earned the novel a firm five stars, with one reader calling it their "absolute favourite" and another saying it has become their "ever." The book has so impressed readers that they have had to create a new shelf on Goodreads to accommodate it.

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 127 x 197 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349146362