Lorenz Bohenberger, a well-off widower, is looking for a new wife who will also be a mother figure to his two children.

The Riehl family is preparing for their vacation in Italy together. But shortly before the start comes the bad news: a colleague of Mr. Riehl, who is now the managing director of a furniture store, has broken his leg.

Movie based on the novel by Christel Broehl-Delhaes