Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded to reject the man she loved�naval officer Frederick Wentworth�because he had no fortune. Now, older and wiser, Anne is stunned when Wentworth returns, successful and still unmarried. In a world of second chances and shifting fortunes, can love be revived after so many years? Persuasion is Jane Austen�s final completed novel�an elegant and deeply emotional story of regret, resilience, and enduring love.