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After a tipsy night at the local pub, Karen and Mitchell...divorced, broke, and emotionally walled-off...wake to find they've accidentally bought a crumbling coastal house at auction. Once partners in life, now just co-owners by chance, they're forced to confront their tangled past, a nine-year-old daughter's curiosity, and the endless chaos of DIY renovation. Karen wants control, order, and escape. Mitchell wants stillness, reinvention, and maybe, quietly, to write the novel he never dared begin. Together, they bicker over paint colours, budget constraints, and an evolving chalk line down the middle of the living room. That line, drawn in jest, soon becomes a metaphor for everything between them: boundaries, grudges, dreams deferred. But as the fixer-upper begins to shed its ruins, so too do they. Beneath cracked ceilings and peeling wallpaper, old grievances resurface, guarded hearts soften, and unspoken hopes take shape. Neighbourly gossip, childhood artwork, financial anxiety, and Casey's wisdom all weave into a slow-burning rediscovery. The house becomes more than shelter. It becomes a third character: catalyst, confessional, and canvas for a new kind of family. As Karen chases lottery fantasies and Mitchell pens fiction under a pseudonym, they come to realise that healing doesn't come from windfalls or perfect plans. It comes from shared coffee, tough conversations, and quiet acts of care. By the time they face the final room and the ghosts it holds, Karen and Mitchell are no longer simply housemates or reluctant allies. They're two people, messy and brave, choosing each other all over again...not because they have to, but because they want to.

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