Dan has always been a little bit different, and he has a happy, solitary life making beautiful Celtic harps in the countryside. Ellie has no idea their chance meeting will change her life forever. Dan Hollis lives in the countryside of the English moors, where he carves exquisite Celtic harps in his barn. Here he can be himself, away from social situations that he doesn't always get right or completely understand. One day, Ellie Jacobs takes a walk in the woods and comes across Dan's barn. She is enchanted by his collection, and Dan gives her a harp made of cherrywood to match her cherry socks. He stores it for her, ready for whenever she'd like to take lessons. Ellie visits Dan almost daily and quickly learns that he isn't like other people. He cuts sandwiches into precise triangles and repeatedly counts the (seventeen) steps of the wooden staircase to the upstairs practice room. Ellie soon realizes that Dan isn't just different; in many ways, his world is better, and he gives her a fresh perspective on her own life.