Lolita Cassard is unhappy and overweight, and all she wants is her father's approval. Etienne Cassard is so egocentric he can't look at anyone else. Pierre Miller is convinced of his own failure as a writer until he meets Etienne Cassard. Sylvia Miller is a singing teacher who believes in Pierre's talent but doubts her own and that of her pupil Lolita until she realizes just who Lolita's celebrated father is. This is a story of real people wrestling with themselves and each other, with emotion and humor, to find their place in life.