, as Pat's quest for a meaningful relationship and employment threaten the couple's romantic plans.

employment ladder, from deskbound civil servant in Oxford to part-time washer-upper in Soho, he finds that

, can't find employment due to lack of experience, she is forced to move back home and take a job at an

sometimes painful!) employment includes nannying for clients in the South of France; dealing with

blackmailing a clerk at the employment agency. Ola discovers he had a lover, Sara, whom Ola locates and

clause in her employment contract means they can't fraternize, but fate has other plans, and forbidden