Persuasion

By Jane Austen

Because it’s the great book of second chances and finding love later in life – I suspect Anne is only 28 or so, but in Austen-land….
~ David Nicholls
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Publish Date: 1817

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects.

Eight years earlier, persuaded by her friend Lady Russell, she broke off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. Now older and wiser, the decision has haunted her along with the memory of the man she loved.

When fate throws the two together again, in very different circumstances, Anne will learn how deeply the past can still wound and what can be endured for love. As she finds herself again torn between the demands of family and social convention she must learn to find her own judgement in a sea of influence.

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