Emma Thompson won an Oscar in 1995 for her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This paperback includes the screenplay, her Golden Globe acceptance speech, her diaries written during the film's production, a full list of cast and crew credits, and more than 50 photos including stills, cast photos, and behind-the-scenes shots. In the introduction, producer Lindsay Doran comments:

"Our fondest hope is that people who love Jane Austen will find the film to be faithful to the humour and wisdom of the original novel, but we also hope that the film will be a satisfying and entertaining experience for people who have never read any Jane Austen novels at all, or who have read the novels, but thought they were stupid. If there's just one thirteen-year-old who sees the film and afterwards decides to revise his or her opinion of Jane Austen, that's good enough for me."

Sense and Sensibility was directed by Ang Lee, who proved to have a knack for drawing out all of the subtle and substantial themes in family sagas about love. This paperback has been reissued in order to coincide with the 2007 release of two Jane Austen films: Becoming Jane and The Jane Austen Book Club.