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THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY 王敏 THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY The Author The Summary The Plot My Appreciation THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY About Gabrielle Gabrielle Zevin (born on October 24, 1977, New York City)??is the New York Times Best Selling author of eight novels. She is also a screenwriter and writes for book reviews of New York Times, young and charming. Zevin graduated from?Harvard University?in 2000 with a degree in English American Literature and lives in Los Angeles. THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY Her notable works: Elsewhere (2005) Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac?(2007) The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry?(2014) In 2014, her eighth novel,?The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, debuted on the New York Times Best Seller List. THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY In this book, the title of each chapter is a well-known book. Chapter1 《待宰的羔羊》Lamb to the Slaughter Chapter2 《像里兹饭店那样的大钻石》 The Diamond as big as the Ritz Chapter3 《咆哮营的幸运儿》The Luck of Roaring Camp Chapter4 《世界的感觉》 What Feel Like the World Chapter 5《好人难寻》 A Good Man Is Hard to Find Chapter6 《卡拉威拉县驰名的跳蛙》 The Celebrating Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ... THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY CHARACTERS A.J Fikry—the owner of Island Books(a book store) Maya—A.J. Fikry’s daughter Amelia—a commercial traveler of a press Nicole—A.J. Fikry’s wife who passed way Ismay—Nicole’s elder sister Daniel—Ismay’s husband Lambiase—a police officer in the island THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY SUMMARY A.J. Fikry, the grumpy owner of Island Books, is going through a hard time: his bookshop is failing, he has lost his beloved wife, and a prized rare first edition has been stolen. But one day A.J. finds two-year-old Maya sitting on the bookshop floor, with a note attached to her asking the owner to look after her. His life - with Mayas - is changed forever. THE STORIED LIFE OF A.J. FIKRY PLOT After A.J.’s beloved wife Nicole died, he became lone