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