A woman gets a second chance at the love she was talked out of years ago
What it is about
Anne Elliot was persuaded at nineteen to break off her engagement to a young naval officer. Eight years later, he returns as a wealthy and successful captain, while her family is in financial trouble. The two meet again in the same social circle, and old feelings resurface.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like second-chance romances and classic novels.
What you will get
A short, tender novel that many Austen fans rank very highly. It was published after her death.
Persuasion Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Classics · Second chance · Regency England · Class
Length
240 pages · ≈ 7 h
More about this book
Characters
Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth.
Setting
Somerset and Bath in early nineteenth-century England.
What makes it different
Austen’s last completed novel, with a quieter and more mature heroine.
Feel
Gentle, wistful and romantic.
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The Gift of the Magi
Little Women
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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