In this cozy, grown-up fairy tale set in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 52-year-old Sally Munson is a self-made doormat. Sinking under household drudgery and a faltering marriage, she gave up her dreams of classical music stardom so long ago that she’s forgotten them.

At 35, Nora Wanamaker, thinking that she has finally landed Mr. Right, almost doesn’t notice Mr. Wong (first name, D’Wight) when he makes her a perfect order of egg rolls. These three strangers continue mired in their own and other people’s expectations, until—in a jolt of magical luck—the defunct Lucky Dragon Café opens its bolted doors and brings them together to discover their pasts, presents, and futures.