Anne Brontë fights through her ravaging tuberculosis to write her third novel. Anne's older sister, Charlotte seizes Anne's manuscript and orders her to rest. Eleven months earlier, Anne confronts Charlotte over a letter she wrote detailing her distaste for Anne's recently published novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Charlotte stands by her criticism while Anne defends her novel's merits. Back to the present. Anne defies Charlotte by working on her novel. When a frightening cough erupts within Anne, Charlotte flees to her side. Close to death, Anne pleads with Charlotte to let her finish her novel. Charlotte reluctantly agrees. Anne's publisher, Mr. Newby visits Charlotte shortly after Anne's death. He requests Charlotte's permission to reprint The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and asks about Anne's third novel. Charlotte rejects Mr. Newby's request and denies the existence of Anne's third novel. That night, Charlotte burns the manuscript of Anne's unpublished third novel.
—Kathleen Barth