![]() Readers who like slightly old-fashioned books and who are literary minded will settle into this book with a happy sigh and revel in the references to books they have read-or will want to read. Each one sets the tone, in an odd way, for the chapter that follows. discusses briefly at the beginning of each chapter, in notes to Maya, will likely be familiar to teens-“The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,” The Luck of Roaring Camp,” “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” and “The Tell-Tale Heart,” among others. ![]() Most surprising of all, he becomes the accidental father of an abandoned child, Maya, and raises her to become-surprise, surprise-a reader and a writer. also develops a friendship with one of the publishers’ reps. He makes friends with the local police chief, Lambiase, who gradually moves from reading only the occasional Jeffrey Deaver novel to leading the Chief’s Choice bookgroup. As the novel begins, he is mourning the death of his wife, who was his partner in the bookstore. Island Books is unabashedly literary, despite the tourist trade, and A. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Storied Life of A. Fikry, a man in his 40s, lives above his bookstore on a tourist island (think Martha’s Vineyard). ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of Zevin’s YA books may be drawn to this charming story about all things bookish. ![]()
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