Samantha Smythe has a busy summer ahead of her with her three active young sons. Especially as her au-pair is more interested in eating the contents of the fridge than looking after the children and her husband's off drinking champagne for breakfast in London
Then, out of the blue, Samantha's childhood friend Naomi turns up on the doorstep, in trouble, with her daughter in tow. It's been years since Samantha and Naomi have seen each other and it's not long before they fall back into their old ways.
Samantha would do anything for Naomi but when she's left to look after her little girl as well as her own chaotic family, she starts to realize that maybe she just can't save everyone.
Can Samantha continue to be everything to everyone? Or is she finally going to have to put her foot down and say no for once?
