Esme Nash is eager to begin her post-grad life: a move to New York City, an apartment with her boyfriend, and a fancy job at an art gallery. But when tragedy strikes, she returns home to care for her ailing father, leaving every bit of her dream behind. Seven trying years later, Esme is offered a dog-sitting job in Greenwich Village by a mysterious stranger, giving her access to all of her long-buried hopes and dreams - as well as to an epic collection of designer shoes. But the hazy August days and warm summer nights pass too quickly, and Esme must decide how much of the life she imagined still fits, and what - and who - is on the road ahead of her.