Angel Sands is a traditional seaside resort of bed and breakfasts, holiday cottages and teashops. And with the best views of the tiny beach and surrounding coastline is Paradise House, home to the Baxter girls – known locally as the Sisters of Whimsy.

With their mother taking time out to ‘find’ herself, it’s down to Genevieve to run family-owned B&B – not an easy task, given that her father has suddenly become a magnet for the opposite sex. And there’s little help from her sisters: Nattie is too busy offending her long-time admirer, and Polly spends most of her days with her head in the clouds or in a book.

The a nearby dilapidated barn has been sold – and Genevieve finds that a bittersweet trip down memory lane is unavoidable…