La vie de J.D. Salinger, auteur de "L'attrape-cœurs" et l'un des plus grands écrivains du 20ème siècle.
Joanna débarque à Manhattan des rêves plein la tête : elle espère devenir une grande romancière. Pour son premier job elle devient l’assistante de la redoutable Margaret, l’agente de J.D. Salinger, l’auteur légendaire qui mène une vie recluse loin de New York. En voulant bien faire, Joanna va cependant se mettre dans une situation qui pourrait bouleverser tout ce qu’elle a accompli…
Neil Lawrence is sent to a boarding school by his father. During the first days he meets T.J. who he falls in love with. After being assigned a paper on Holden Caulfield - the main character in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" - Neil decides to go on a journey to meet Salinger, who he feels has played a huge role in his life. Neil & T.J. take off on a journey to New York City. A journey that leads to more then they both ever could have imagined - and changes both their lives forever.