Captain Wentworth's Persuasion: Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes

Captain Wentworth's Persuasion: Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes by Jeffers, Regina. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781569757765.

Witty, romantic and insightful, this novel retells the love affair at the heart of Jane Austens Persuasion from the perspective of the suitor--Captain Wentworth. Written in the language of the era, Captain Wentworths Persuasion re-creates the original style, themes and sardonic humor of Jane Austens novel while turning the entire tale on its head in a most engaging fashion. Readers hear Captain Wentworths side of this tangled story while gazing into his thoughts and emotions. Wentworth initially suffers rejection and frustration because the titled Elliots do not consider him good enough for their daughter Anne. Despite her feelings for Wentworth, Anne allows others to persuade her to break off their engagement. Eight years later, when Wentworth returns from fighting against Napoleons army, the difficult years of war have reversed fortunes. Now it is he who is rich, having won many prizes in battle, while the Elliots are deeply in debt and in danger of losing their good name. Will Wentworth seek revenge by choosing another woman over his former love? Can he walk away from Anne, or will the memory of her lips and her touch capture his love once again?