Sense and Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published novel and is the book that set her on the path to literary fame. This romantic comedy revolves around two sisters, Eliner and Marianne. When their father dies, his estate passes to their half-brother and the girls are left without a home or the means to support themselves. They move to a new home-a cottage on a distant relative's farm. Here they experience romance and heartbreak and eventually find balance between sense and sensibility in life and love.