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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

Young curmudgeon A.J. Fikry owns and runs the only bookstore on a small island off the coast of New England, left to him by his beloved late wife. Sales are down, and his prize possession, a rare collection of poetry by Edgar Allen Poe, has disappeared. A.J.’s luck begins to change when a stranger leaves her baby girl in the bookstore with a note asking him to take care of her. Much to everyone’s surprise, he agrees. But is she really taking care of him? A new romance with the lovely, literate Amelia, a publishing sales rep, soon follows. Gabrielle Zevin’s gentle love story about second chances will warm your hearts and make you both laugh and, just possibly, cry. Here’s why we love the smell of old books and second-hand bookstores.