Production Companies: Ecosse Films , 2 Entertain , Scion Films , BBC Film , Blueprint Pictures , Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland , HanWay Films , UK Film Council .
Overview: Though young Jane Austen's financially strapped parents expect her to marry the nephew of wealthy Lady Gresham, Jane herself knows that such a union will destroy her creativity and sense of self-worth. Instead, she becomes involved with Tom Lefroy, a charming but penniless apprentice lawyer who gives her the knowledge of the heart she needs for her future career as a novelist.