It's the birthday of a shy young girl named Livie. Her friends have planned a wild party for her. But she refuses to go, preferring to stay in her room (her safe place) where she can dream and feel free to express her feelings. However, her friends insist, even coming to her house and her room. Even though outside elements intrude on her safe place, she still has her imagination to escape to.

When the mother they have never known dies, three half brothers aged 8, 15 and 17 respectively, who were all brought up in different ways, meet for the very first time. They spend the long summer holidays with Nonna, their grandmother, and start sharing secrets and rabbits, polenta and mean tricks, adventures and first time experiences, together. At last their once solitary lives take a new direction.