Persuasion Review | Royal Exchange | Manchester
Persuasion (1817) is the last completed novel written by Jane Austin, six months after her death. Reverberating the themes of self-discovery and self-reflection that run throughout her novels, the story follows the struggles of 27-year-old Anne Elliot after a broken engagement to a penniless Fredrick Wentworth. Seven years have passed since Anne’s engagement and Wentworth has returned a successful and single Captain, whereas Anne remains a loveless spinster. Anne is forced to