Jane Austen\'s final novel is her most mature and wickedly satirical.
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When they are reacquainted eight years later, their circumstances are transformed: Frederick is returning triumphantly from the Napoleonic War, while Anne\'s fortunes are floundering.
But after being persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that he is too poor to be a suitable match, Anne ends their engagement.
It follows the story of Anne Elliott, who as a teenager, was engaged to a seemingly ideal man, Frederick Wentworth.
Jane Austen\'s final novel is her most mature and wickedly satirical