Maggie Halloranâs life is finally perfect.
For recently retired Maggie Halloran, life in her renovated two-bedroom St. Ives fishermanâs cottage is picture perfect. With her daughter in London and her mother in Penzance, Maggie is free to enjoy the odd sleepover with her boyfriend, Nigel, visit galleries, or do her beloved sudoku.
When Maggieâs reserved mother falls giddily in love, Maggie takes it in stride. At the wedding, Maggieâs daughter, Alice, announces sheâs pregnant and needs somewhere to live. Oh, and she has a new puppy, tooâĻ
Alice and Maggie have never been close, and Nigelâs allergic to dogs, but blood is thicker than your average Saturday night sleepover. Suddenly Maggieâs humouring her demanding daughter, fielding visits from her nostalgic ex-husband, and accommodating Aliceâs baby daddy. And then Maggieâs mother arrives on the doorstep in tears, suitcase in hand, because sheâs left her new husband. The only one keeping Maggie sane is Mitch, the builder converting the loft into another bedroom.
Maggieâs three-level terrace is now home to three generationsâsoon to be fourâand her perfectly quiet, drama-free life is gone. The question isâĻdoes she want it back?