Gwen。grows。up。with。her。romantic。mother。constantly。telling。her。the。story。of。her。courtship。and。marriage。to。her。father.。Nick。grows。up。with。an。alcoholic。father。who。can't。hold。a。job。and。whose。family,。as。a。result,。is。forced。to。move。all。the。time.。The。two。are。shaped。by。this。-。Gwen。a。romantic。and。Nick。withdrawn,。unsure。of。himself。-。as。they。watch。the。hugely。popular。sixties。sitcom,。One。Big。Happy。Family.。Years。later,。it。is。the。star。of。that。show,。now。a。child。actor。gone。bad。with。a。history。of。detox。and。people。always。saying,。I。thought。she。was。dead,。Francesca。Lanfield,。who。connects。the。two。of。them,。after。years。of。near-misses。and。almost。encounters.。Gwen。is。hired。to。ghost-write。Francesca's。autobiography,。while。Nick,。becoming。her。lover,。is。the。architect。who。is。to。design。a。building。on。Francesca's。property.。When。Gwen。decides。to。crusade。to。save。Francesca's。building,。she。writes。letters。to。the。newspaper。which。catches。Nick's。attention。-。and。wins。his。heart.