Grumpy bookshop owner, A.J. Friky is having a hard time following the loss of his beloved wife, that is until he finds two-year-old Maya on the bookshop floor with a note asking him to look after her, from that point onwards, his life is changed forever. Gabrielle Zevin’s The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry is a beautiful love letter to books and a reminder of why we love to read.