Jessica, Flin und Geordie schliessen die Wette ihres Lebens: Innerhalb eines Jahres wollen sie die Karriereleiter hoch klettern - und die wahre Liebe finden. Das Rennen beginnt, und das schönste Chaos folgt auf dem Fuße. Denn in der Liebe und im Beruf kommt es immer anders als man denkt - und manchmal sogar besser!
Set against the backdrop of post-Watergate America, a thirteen-year-old girl grapples with profound questions about truth and mortality following her father's sudden death. Martie Wheeler's life is further complicated by the unsettling disappearances of two peers, heightening her fears and sense of vulnerability. As she navigates her coming-of-age journey, themes of trust, loss, and the search for answers intertwine, reflecting the anxieties of a nation in turmoil and a young girl on the brink of adulthood.
Flin and his friends are facing new commitments, and life is certainly not going as expected. Flin abandons the city for a low key job in the country and the idyllic lifestyle - or is it? What happened to the fun and excitement?
Flin, Geordie and Jessica, the best of friends, are finally about to move into their first house. A great excitement, but now in their mid twenties, has life somehow lost its zest? A few years into their careers, work is no longer quite so interesting. And when are they ever going to have a real relationship?And so a pact is made. One year on, as the lease on the house runs out, they all have to have moved on in life, with better jobs and love lives blooming.The race is on.As each season unfolds, the competition has its peaks and troughs: themed parties and office romance (women), rugby matches and stag parties (men); romantic holidays in Italy (disastrous), weekends in Cornwall (even worse); first babies, first weddings, first funeral and a humiliating lost catch.And the winner is...