The year is 1795 in Steventon, Hampshire, and Jane, the bright daughter of the parish priest, wants only one thing: to write. With his hands smeared with ink, he wakes up night after night trying to weave his way into the world of his heroines, Elinor and Marianna Dashwood.

Unfortunately, she doesn't succeed. She sees the heroines only in a fog and feels that something separates her from them - some kind of invisible wall stands in her way. What's more, her sister Cass is getting married soon, and Jane suspects that if she's anything like her mother, she'll meet a similar fate in the near future. However, the young gentlemen of the village are completely indifferent to Jane, at best they will serve as acceptable dance partners at the balls, which she adores so much.

But is everything about to change with the arrival of the neighbor's nephew, the well-read Mr. Tom Lefroy? And will Jane finally find her way to her beloved heroines? However, Jane's heart has to endure disappointment again and again, and together with her family, she has to cope with various wounds of fate. All the more tirelessly, Jane tries to realize her biggest dream: to publish a novel.