"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!"
When Mrs Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage in Devon. For Elinor, the eldest daughter, the move means a painful separation from the man she loves, but her sister Marianne finds in Devon the romance and excitement which she longs for. The contrasting fortunes of the two girls, as they struggle to cope in their different ways with the cruel events which fate has in store for them, are portrayed by Jane Austen with her usual irony, humour and profound sensitivity. This abridged version is read by Juliet Stevenson whose film work includes Truly, Madly, Deeply, The Trial and Emma.