Persuasion

Persuasion – ersuasion is the last novel completed by Jane Austen and tells a story of second-chance love. The main character, Anne Elliot, at the age of 19, was persuaded by her family and the respected Lady Russell to break off her engagement to a young, promising, but poor naval officer named Captain Frederick Wentworth. Nearly eight years later, Anne, now 27 and still unmarried, crosses paths with Wentworth again. The Elliot family is in financial straits and has leased their family estate, Kellynch Hall, to Admiral Croft, who is Wentworth’s brother-in-law. Wentworth has since become wealthy and distinguished through his service in the Royal Navy, making him an eligible bachelor.