A. J. Fikry&;s life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died&; his bookstore is experiencing the worst sales in its history&; and now his prized possession&; a rare collection of Poe poems&; has been stolen. Slowly but surely&; he is isolating himself from all the people of Alice Island. Even the books in his store have become only a sign of a world that is changing too rapidly. And then a mysterious package appears at the bookstore.
