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Persuasion

By: Jane Austen
Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
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Anne Elliot has grieved for seven years over the loss of her first love, Captain Frederick Wentworth. But events conspire to unravel the knots of deceit and misunderstanding in this beguiling and gently comic story of love and fidelity.

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Romantic Storyline • Witty Dialogue • Masterful Narration • Insightful Social Commentary • Timeless Themes
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Juliet Stevenson gives a truly wonderful reading of this book. I have a hard time with narrators, and I've never found an Austen audiobook I could enjoy before. However, this reading shines. She does the characters well, gives vivacity and emotion to key moments without over stretching, and the cadence and skill of her reading makes the text easily and gracefully accessible. Austen's text shines.

The book itself of course...what is there to say? This is my favorite Austen novel. The story centers around older characters than her other novels, and the tenor of the book in general is more mature. Anne Elliot is also my favorite heroine (although Fanny is a close second, as is Elinor Dashwood). She is exceptionally smart and "tenderness itself." The honesty with which Austen reads and portrays her characters is absolutely brilliant (the gloves are off a bit more in this one than her earlier books).

This one — book and reading — is not to be missed and well worth the investment. I will come back to it again and again.

Excellent reading of my favorite Jane Austen

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This book was wonderful to listen to! Juliet Stevenson did an outstanding job narrating the book. I loved the ending, of course Ann, Captain Wentworth & Mrs. smith. This is a delightful book. I hated to see the book end!

Persuasion by Jane Austen

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If you could sum up Persuasion in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, too short and good

Who was your favorite character and why?

Captain Wentworth is my favorite Character because he is strong and loving and you cannot help but feel for him.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No I did not but it I listened to it within a week.

Love this book, I'm persuaded

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Enjoyed it all, other than the particular voices she chose for both Anne and Captain Wentworth. Otherwise, performed very well.

Jane Austen is the best storyteller

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I love to inhabit Jane Austen's world, particularly during electoral season silliness in the U.S. I thought Juliet Stevenson's performance enhanced the satire and the romance of the book.

Delicious performance

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On every re read or listen I always learn more about myself. Jane Austen has a way of examining human interaction that truly makes you want to be a better person.

My favorite Austen

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Jane Austen is a wonderful writer, and this book is one of my favorites. The narrator did a wonderful job as well.

Great book

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Normalmente si voy a escuchar un audio libro es por qué ya lo había leído una o dos veces antes. Me gusto mucho el trabajo de Stevenson!

Excelente narradora

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Other than occasionally making Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth too desperate and eager in their interactions with each other (and particularly in the final letter), this is a very good adaptation of a great book

Very Good

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Juliet Stevenson is a perfect narrator for Persuasion. Her interpretation is the best I’ve come across. The life she brings to what has long been my favorite Austen book is delightful, and she is able to lend to the voice of each character such uniqueness and variation that the performance only deepens an understanding of who each character is at heart. There were many moments when I was so moved by her style of narration that I replayed certain scenes to have the pleasure of listening again before moving on to the next chapter. I’ll be looking out for more opportunities to listen to Stevenson’s narration of my favorite classic novels.

Narrator is a perfect match for Austen

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