After building an empire that has made her a legend in business Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean which she hopes will be the most memorable of all. More than anything she hopes to express her love & her regret at all the important times she missed during her children's early years. But her younger daughter Cassie a hip London music producer refuses the invitation altogether as she does every year. Liz her older daughter is preoccupied with a chance to recapture her dream of being a writer & is terrified of failure again. & her sons John & Phillip work for her for better or worse with wives who wish they didn't. Immersed in the splendour of the Riviera this should be a summer to remember but old resentments die hard & Olivia is still running the business full-time. As each of these individuals confront the past & the challenges of the present & future they also learn to accept the enduring unconditional love of their family
- & a mother who is strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame & loving enough to accept them as they really are. The question is: can they do the same for her?