Persuasion Audio Book

Our herione "Anne Elliot" is the middle daughter out of three. Her mother died when she was young, her father is a silly, vain, and selfish man who spent so much money they are now facing financial troubles.

Anne Elliott has devoted her life to caring for her financially irresponsible family. Just when she is growing content with her uneventful lifestyle, a long-lost flame re-enters the picture - now as the beau of her significantly younger cousin.

Anne is now faced with a choice: will she watch Captain Wentworth settle into life with another woman, or will she strive to win back his love and escape her family?

Overall the plot is interesting and charming, you will become very interested in all the characters and their personalities.

Persuasion is a great literary work, and, probably, Jane Austen's finest book. This was her final completed novel before her death, and was published posthumously.

As is often the case with Austen's fictions, Persuasion deals with the social issues of the times and paints a fascinating portrait of Regency England, especially when dealing with the class system. Rigid social barriers existed - and everyone wanted to marry "up" to a higher station - and, of course, into wealth.

This is also a very poignant and passionate story of love, disappointment, loss and redemption. The point Austen makes here, is that one should not ever be persuaded to abandon core values and beliefs, especially for ignoble goals. There are consequences, always.

Persuasion is the most highly esteemed novel of Austen.