“All that I can see, all that I can hear, and all that I can think of is her; she is everywhere and everything to me…”

In the summer of 1857, Charles Dickens becomes obsessed with a woman who will change his life forever. To pursue her, he will risk everything. The woman who haunts his every thought is young actress, Ellen Ternan. Dickens, for all his originality, daring and brilliance, is not free. He is bound by Victorian moral and social convention. Meanwhile his family is in turmoil. His son struggles with being the heir of the world’s most famous author. Discover the beautifully told inside story of Charles Dickens in love.

“I only ask to be free: the butterflies are free.” Bleak House, Charles Dickens