Leigh VanVoreen had to escape from Farthinggale Manor and the secrets she harbored. She fell into the arms of Luke Casteel, whose devotion promised her hope. Only Luke knew her deepest secret. Bravely she bore the local folks' suspicions as she grasped for the happiness that had long eluded her, awaiting the birth of her child and hoping for a chance at happily-ever-after....
从小失去父母的简·爱（米娅·华希科沃斯卡 Mia Wasikowska 饰）寄居在舅妈家，自幼受尽表兄（克雷格·罗伯兹 Craig Roberts 饰）欺辱和舅妈（莎莉·霍金斯 Sally Hawkins 饰）冷眼，稍大些后即被送入管教严格的教会女子学校。在冷漠、刻板环境中长大的简·爱并没有成为心理扭曲的女孩，而是自立自强，还 积累了不凡的学识修养，成年后她成为桑菲尔德贵族庄园的家庭教师。男主人罗切斯特先生（迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender 饰）第一次露面时，与简·爱相识于一场堕马事故，随着二人慢慢熟悉，罗切斯特先生体会到简·爱的与众不同，并渐渐爱上她，简·爱亦受到罗切斯特先生的强烈吸引，但是大宅夜晚总会发生一些怪事，二人的爱情似乎蒙着一层阴影……...
