Sent to live with her rich cousins, the Bertrams, at the age of ten, Fanny Price is acutely aware of her humble rank.

As she grows up, she falls in love with her cousin, Edmund Bertram, her only ally and friend.

But when the Crawfords move into the neighborhood, bringing the glamour of London, and a reckless taste for flirtation, the Bertram family is thrown into scandal.

Together, Fanny and Edmund must overcome the chaos around them in to come to terms with the love they have for each other.