Best friends Rowan and Katherine from 2024 are mysteriously transported to 1997 North‑Yorkshire, England. Their souls awaken inside the bodies of Nell and Clara Ashcombe, two daughters‑in‑law of a declining manor estate trapped in heavy debt and rigid old‑fashioned rules. Each inherits a cold, distant marriage: Nell’s husband Henry buries himself in study, while Clara’s military‑officer husband James has been stationed overseas for years. No one would believe their truth about time‑travel, so they have to keep their huge secret hidden.
Drawing on modern‑day wisdom and their unbreakable friendship, the two women refuse to submit to fate. They launch a small lunch business at the old gatehouse of the manor, striving hard to gain financial independence. As they build their livelihood, Nell grows closer to the reserved Henry; meanwhile, Clara faces the deeply suspicious James upon his homecoming. Plagued by family conflicts and village gossip, they run their small enterprise, protect one another, and carefully conceal traces from their original era. Against the shackles of the old times, they fight bravely for women’s rights to choose their own lives, romances and personal freedom.
