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Originally published under the title "The Collected Works Of A.J. Fikry", this is a bestselling novel that has won fans around the world. A.J. Fikry is the grumpy owner of a bookshop, who one day finds a 2-year-old girl in the shop with a note to look after her. 'Packed with the love of life lived around books' "Metro

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In a future where chocolate and caffeine are contraband, teenage cellphone use is illegal, and water and paper are carefully rationed, sixteen-year-old Anya Balanchine finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight as heir apparent to an important New York City crime family.

The first in a gripping new trilogy. The daughter of a mafia don falls for the son of the District Attorney in a Godfather-inspired thriller set in a futuristic New York. Sixteen year-old Anya becomes the head of the family after her parents are both murdered. When Anya's ex-boyfriend is poisoned with contaminated chocolate - produced illegally by Anya's mafia family - she is arrested for attempted murder. In love with the son of the D.A. she ...

In 2083, 17-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible.

Don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's new novel, Young Jane Young, coming in August 2017. "Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry reminds us all exactly why we read and why we love."* A. J. Fikry's life is not at all what he expected it to be. 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. But when a mysterious package appe...

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The thrilling conclusion to this romantic trilogy about Anya, the reluctant mafia princess - by Gabrielle Zevin, author of Elsewhere

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Dalla tragica morte della moglie, A.J. Fikry è diventato un uomo scontroso e irascibile, insofferente verso gli abitanti della piccola isola dove vive e stufo del suo lavoro di libraio. Disprezza i libri che vende (mentre quelli che non vende gli ricordano quanto il mondo stia cambiando in peggio) e ne ha fin sopra i capelli dei pochi clienti che gli sono rimasti, capaci solo di lamentarsi e di suggerirgli di "abbassare i prezzi". Una sera, pe...

Het leven zit A.J. Fikry niet mee. Zijn vrouw is overleden, de omzet van zijn boekhandel daalt zienderogen, en nu is zijn kostbaarste bezit, een zeldzame dichtbundel, uit zijn woning ontvreemd. Zelfs de prachtige boeken waarmee hij zich dagelijks omringt, geven hem geen plezier meer. Langzaam maar zeker zakt Fikry weg in een isolement waaruit zelfs de charmante Amelia, vertegenwoordiger van een kleine uitgeverij, hem niet kan halen. Wanneer er...

Is it possible to grow up while getting younger?Welcome to Elsewhere. It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are marvelous. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick or any older. Curious to see new paintings by Picasso? Swing by one of Elsewhere's museums. Need to talk to someone about your problems? Stop by Marilyn Monroe's psychiatric practice. Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she has died. It is a place so ...

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All These Things I've Done, the first novel in the Birthright series, introduced us to timeless heroine Anya Balanchine, a plucky sixteen-year-old with the heart of a girl and the responsibilities of a grown woman. Now eighteen, life has been more bitter than sweet for Anya. She has lost her parents and her grandmother, and has spent the better part of her high school years in trouble with the law. Perhaps hardest of all, her decision to open ...

In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is carefully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding...

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