Capricious Emily Brontë almost never leaves her ancestral estate in Yorkshire. She lives in a world of sad dreams, idolizes her brother Branwell, and endures the patronage of her elder sister Charlotte. One day, their house takes in a lodger — the charming vicar William Weightman. Emily falls in love with him, experiencing moments of secret passion, rebellion, highs and lows. Refusing to live with an eye on others, she challenges herself and her beloved.