Persuasion - Jane Austen
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Eight years after breaking off her engagement to the man she loved, Anne Elliot has to face Captain Frederick Wentworth once again as he comes back into her life. What follows is a story that is both emotional and raw in its pursuit of everlasting happiness.
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