Melodramadetailingthereal-lifeloveaffairbetweenfeministwriterVitaSackville-West(JanetMcTeer)andnovelistVioletKeppel(CathrynHarrison)againstthebackdropofpost-WorldWarIEnglandandoppositionbyVita'spoliticanhusbandHaroldNicolson(DavidHaig).VitaandViolet'sromanticrelationshipbecomesincreasinglyobsessivewhichspawnsdestructivefeelingsofpossessivenessandjealouybetweenthem.