All she wanted was a lovely family Christmas with perfect turkey and luxury crackers. Instead daughter Sara announces she's getting divorced. . . and where is the fizz? And son John and perfect wife Vanessa announce they are leaving for New York. . . and are the vegetables organic? And not one of them has made her a cup of tea! So Joy decides she's going to leave them all to it and head to France to visit her younger sister Isobel - a break from it all is just what she needs! Isobel's potato farm in France might be rustic but Joy is hoping to find a bit of the old her again. Do her family really only think she's their dogsbody? Where has Joy's joy gone? Being with Isobel is loud and chaotic and being together brings out both sisters' mischievous side! And being in France adds a welcome touch of ooh la la to Joy's life again. Soon she has a new job a new man and maybe even a second chance at living!