Contemporary Literature

Persuasion. Author: Jane Austen. Publisher: Lectorum. Subject: Literature. Format: Paperback. Pages: 267. Dimensions: 21 cm x 13.5 cm. Weight: 236 g. Code: 9786074579376. Persuasion follows the story of Anne Elliot, an intelligent and sensitive woman who, years earlier, was persuaded to reject the man she loved, the young Frederick Wentworth, due to his lack of wealth and social standing. Now, eight years later, fate reunites them under very different circumstances. While Anne faces the consequences of her past decisions and the pressures of a superficial family, Frederick returns as a successful man, but burdened with resentment.