The publisher is pressing on Josephine, demanding a new book from her. But she has no time for creativity: the youngest daughter has just started her first adult romance, the eldest is turning into a copy of her intriguing grandmother; Josephine's affections are sought by the handsome Philip (but it is not so easy to accept the advances of her dead sister's husband!), and her best friend is depressed and constantly demands attention and consolation. One morning, Josephine finds someone's diary in the trash heap. She could not even imagine that it was in him that she would find her lost inspiration and taste for life...