Persuasion

Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded by friends and family to break off her engagement to the man she loved-a penniless naval officer named Frederick Wentworth. It was a decision that has haunted her ever-increasingly, leaving her a woman of quiet regret in a family of fading importance.But the tides have turned. Captain Wentworth returns from the Napoleonic Wars with a fortune and a distinguished reputation, looking for a wife. As fate forces them back into each other's social circles, A ...