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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
Austen's elegant Regency prose; clean language
Sexual Content
None
A deeply felt romance; no sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild — the ache of near-miss and quiet regret; the novel's gentleness is its greatest quality
What this book is about
Anne Elliot refused Captain Frederick Wentworth's proposal at nineteen — persuaded it was imprudent — and has spent seven years quietly regretting it. When Wentworth returns, now rich and celebrated, and begins paying attention to younger women, Anne must endure the particular agony of watching a second chance slip away. Austen's last completed novel is her most autumnal: a meditation on regret, second chances, and whether it is ever too late.
Notes for sensitive readers
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A beautiful and entirely appropriate romance for readers of all ages
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