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This is one of Jane Austen's shortest novel. It features Anne Elliot, the daughter of a baronet. She fell in love with a sailor, but was persuaded not to marry him because of his poor prospects. Eight years later, he returns wealthy and ready to find a wife. Can Anne win him back? Does she even want to?
Jane's narrative style is beautiful. She is gentle with her character descriptions, but still is able to poke fun at them and paint them in their truest nature. There are no characters in Persuasi ...more
Jane's narrative style is beautiful. She is gentle with her character descriptions, but still is able to poke fun at them and paint them in their truest nature. There are no characters in Persuasi ...more
Liked to story but definitely forgot how long it takes me to translate Austen in my head. Not a book I should have been reading before bed, was too tired to comprehend.
Continuing my streak of Jane Austen as the first book of the year.
Mar 01, 2012
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it was amazing
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