Vivian hates books. Yet he opens a bookstore.
In a dusty building, lost in a French village, the new owner arranges hundreds of volumes on the shelves. But Vivian hasn't read a single line since he turned ten. He keeps a sad secret, and his plan is simple: sell everything as quickly as possible and disappear.
However, the locals are not going to leave him alone. Good-natured neighbor Robert, cheerful teenage girl Alice, wise Marie-Anne, and a whole string of quirky customers day after day break down the armor of the grumpy bookseller. To recommend a book to someone who desperately needs it, Vivian will have to peek into the pages himself and confront his own past.

A touching and incredibly funny story about how books can heal hearts, unite people, and build bridges between those who have lost each other forever.