At best, it feels like a tired remake of aĬondensed book. , but the filmed version does not play out like an adaptation of a novel. Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.I have not read Gabrielle Zevin’s popular 2014 book Booklist A wonderful, moving, endearing story of redemption and transformation that will sing in your heart for a very, very long time. Minneapolis Star Tribune Captures the joy of connecting people and books. The Buffalo News A fun, page-turning delight.

Richmond Times-Dispatch A readers paradise of the first order. Family Circle A natural for book groups. The Washington Post You wont want it to end. Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both. *Library Journal, starred review Review Quotes This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love-love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory. Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain Readers who delighted in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, and Letters from Skye will be equally captivated by this novel.

This novel has humor, romance, a touch of suspense, but most of all love-love of books and bookish people and, really, all of humanity in its imperfect glory. But when a mysterious package appears at the bookstore, its unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over-and see everything anew. He lives alone, his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history, and now his prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, has been stolen.

Fikrys life is not at all what he expected it to be. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love.* A. Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A.

Book Synopsis Dont miss Gabrielle Zevins new novel, Young Jane Young, coming in August 2017. Fikry is offered the chance to make his life over when a mysterious and unexpected package arrives on the heels of the theft of his most prized possession, a rare collection of Edgar Allan Poe poems.

The storied life of fikry