“ "Persuasion" has always been a personal favorite of mine. The original story is achingly beautiful, tender, and wonderfully romantic. Melissa's adaption takes the original text, complete with Austen's wit and sometimes satirical social commentary, and adds her own flavor; which blends seamlessly with it's source material. Anne and Fredrick's second chance at love is lyrical, beautiful, and still imbued with the sense of Austen charm that is in all her stories. ”