A Victorian tale of a bride, Marianne Mandeville, who enjoys a contented life on their vast estate, Winthrope. A free-spirited, loving woman who pleases her adoring husband but vexes her mother-in-law and parents. They feel she should be more sophisticated and not so generous and kind to the Roma people who have set camp on the estate. After the devastating loss of her beloved, Marianne resumes life without the free spirit and desire to keep living...