In the winter of 1986, thirteen-year old Louis vows to kiss the love of his life, the quirky theatre queen Carolyn, before Christmas. Standing in his way are the forces of puberty, his big-haired vitriolic older sister, his anal retentive mother and his eternally amused father. The surprise arrival of both grandmothers, each crazy in their own way, throws the family into turmoil and cracks Louis' world wide open.