When the unsuccessful young author Sam is left by her boyfriend, she takes the key to the family's vacation home on Lanzarote without her mother Sybille's knowledge. She wants to finally finish writing her novel in solitude. But it's not just her brother who wants to accompany her. Her father Jo, who had to give the house to Sam's mother after the divorce, has also set up home there without her knowledge. When Sybille herself arrives with her new, younger partner Marc, the chaos is perfect.