TheplotrevolvesaroundEllaDurran,anambitiousyoungwomanwhoselifelongdreamofstudyingatOxfordfinallycomestruewithaRhodesScholarship.However,herplanstakeanunexpectedturnwhensheisofferedapositioninarisingpoliticalstar’spresidentialcampaign,challengingtheinitialexpectationsofherOxfordexperience.MattersbecomemorecomplicatedwhenshemeetsJamieDavenport,alocalwithasharptongueandanundeniableconnectiontoElla我原本是个独立个体,遇见你之后才知道,原来我只是你未来对象的组成部分
Asthenarrativeprogresses,whatstartsasacasualflingbetweenEllaandJamieevolvesintosomethingdeeper,whichleadstotherevelationofthelatter’slife-changingsecret.EllaisnowtornbetweenherpoliticalaspirationsandhergrowingfeelingsforJamie,forcinghertoconfrontdifficultchoicesaboutherfuture.AshertimeinOxfordleadstoitsconclusion,Ellamustdecidewhichdreamstrulymattermosttoher.