Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this visit he has decided to try to save the bar's patrons from their "lying pipe dreams."
Aunque nadie le cree, el viejo Darby ha conocido a Bryan, el rey de los duendes. Bryan tiene poder para condecerle tres deseos pero, como se trata de un hombrecillo burlón, aprovecha la cuarta decisión de Darby para negárselas todas.
Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An American tourist with a troubled marriage gives Shevawn's life new meaning.
