Florentine lives in a blended family with three children, a husband, an ex-husband, and his girlfriend. On top of that, there’s a dog, a horde of turtles, and various other family members. The house is always somehow full, but is she happy? She seems to have lost the thread of her life amidst her career and parenting and now has no answers. With humor and optimism, she sets out on a quest, but fate keeps playing tricks on her. Gradually, she learns to let go of her ideal expectations. Just when everything finally seems to be going according to plan, her world completely falls apart.

Now, in her mid-40s, she suddenly faces questions she thought she had already resolved: How does love work? How can one recognize when fate offers a chance - and how does one find the courage to seize it? Because everything happens for a reason!

A novel about love, international encounters, letting go, and holding on.