When friends Jocelyn (Maria Bello) and Bernadette (Kathy Baker) decide to start a book club to get Sylvia’s (Amy Brenneman) mind off her recent divorce, both Sylvia and her daughter Allegra (Maggie Grace) are fortunate to join. However, they along with school teacher Prudie (Emily Blunt) and attractive Grigg (Hugh Dancy), both group acquaintances, decide to read one book a month by the beloved novelist Jane Austen.