One of her six favorite books, as shared with The Week magazine:Persuasion by Jane AustenRead about the other books on the list.
Anne Elliot lets a friend convince her to dissolve an engagement with her beloved. Eight years later, when he reappears, she grieves yet does not let her grief overwhelm her judgment. Persuasion was Austen’s last and most mature novel, one that, uniquely, relies on things unsaid and feelings left unexpressed.
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The Page 99 Test: Persuasion.
--Marshal Zeringue
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