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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by
his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters in
straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack
of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic
Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars,
his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries
to match the worthy Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and
fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this
is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a
happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the
one who is all sensibility.