Bella is a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under his protection, she thirsts to learn. Eager to discover the world she knows nothing about, she elopes with Duncan Wedderburn, a clever and debauched lawyer, and embarks on a dizzying odyssey across the continents. Impervious to the prejudices of her time, Bella is determined not to give in to the principles of equality and liberation.