title: In the Age of Love and Chocolate: A Novel (Birthright)
author:  Gabrielle Zevin 
description: Gr 8 UpIn the third and final installment of the series, Anya Balanchine continues to develop into a strong and smart woman. Even though opening a nightclub with her old nemesis Charles Delacroix means her relationship with Win is over, she is determined to soldier on and become successful. However, Anya's loyalty, ability to love, and strength is tested, and tested hard. Zevin's taken the space provided in the trilogy structure to grow and flesh out her characters. Overall, the series has been romantic and smart, and this final entry does a great job resolving Anya's story and tying up loose ends. Zevin has crafted a delicious tale that isn't without bitterness and darkness that rightfully finishes on a sweet and satisfying note.Emily Moore, Camden County Library System, NJ
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  The
  
  
  
  
  
  Storied Life
  
  
  
  
  
  _of_ A. J. Fikry
  
  
  
  
  
  ![](../images/00001.jpeg)A NOVEL![](../images/00002.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  GABRIELLE ZEVIN
  
  
  
  
  
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  ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL 2014
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Also by Gabrielle Zevin
  
  
  
  
  
  BOOKS FOR ADULTS
  
  
  
  
  
  Margarettown
  
  
  
  
  
  The Hole We’re In
  
  
  
  
  
  BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
  
  
  
  
  
  Elsewhere
  
  
  
  
  
  Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
  
  
  
  
  
  All These Things I’ve Done
  
  
  
  
  
  Because It Is My Blood
  
  
  
  
  
  In the Age of Love and Chocolate
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my parents,
  
  
  
  
  
  who furnished my formative years with books,
  
  
  
  
  
  and for the boy who gave me
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov_
  
  
  
  
  
  all those winters ago.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  come on, sweetheart
  
  
  
  
  
  let’s adore one another
  
  
  
  
  
  before there is no more
  
  
  
  
  
  of you and me.
  
  
  
  
  
  —RUMI
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [PART I](part0005.html#Chapter)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Lamb to the Slaughter](part0006_split_000.html#Chapter)
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Diamond as Big as the Ritz](part0007_split_000.html#Chapter)
  
  
  
  
  
  [The Luck of Roarin