Meet Roger, a middle-aged "aisles associate" at a Staples outlet, condemned to restocking paper for the rest of his life, and his co-worker Bethany, who's realising she's facing 50 more years of shelving Post-it notes. One day, Bethany discovers Roger's notebook in the staffroom. When she opens it up, she discovers that this old guy is writing mock diary entries pretending to be her - and weirdly, he's getting it right. These two retail workers then strike up an unlikely yet touching secret correspondence. As their lives unfold, so too do the characters of Roger's work-in-progress, the oddly titled Glove Pond. On every page, this wise and witty novel reminds us that love, death and eternal friendship can all occur where and when we least expect them.