Sensing Jane Austen

A well-loved copy of Jane Austen's novel, Sense and Sensibility, is gifted to Cassandra Atwood, as her life is tossed onto a bumpy path that hints of parallels to the Dashwood family story. This treasured tale of human follies, challenges and triumphs, becomes her lifeline, as facets of the story and characters are echoed in her own experiences, becoming profoundly impressed upon her mind. Born into a position of privilege, Cassandra is brought exceedingly low by the cruelty of her selfish uncle's pernicious wife. Though oft despairing, she cannot but hope for escape towards any better respectable situation. In hours of despair, Cassandra clings to compelling truths in the story, dreaming of fortuitous beginnings towards future happiness. Whether an Elinor in part or a Marianne complete, will she be led to find her own Edward or Brandon? Shall she become all Sense or remain more Sensibility, as life demands her individual growth, within her personal wilderness she is forced to traverse?