Persuasion by Jane Austen

This is Austen's last completed novel.  I love Jane Austen, so I have read all her works multiple times.  Persuasion is the story of Anne.  At the beginning of the novel, she is a young woman who wants to marry a navy man with no real prospects.  Her mother has passed away, but her mother's friend guides her in deciding against marrying him.  Nine years later he again appears in their lives, having had success in the navy and becoming a marriageable prospect.  This isn't my favorite Austen novel, although I do enjoy it.  Anne is less perfect and insipid than some of Austen's other heroines, and it is nice to read a story about an older and more mature woman than most of Austen's books feature.  It is definitely worth the time, but if you're new to Austen, read Pride and Prejudice, by far her best book.