Anne elliot

This month's book is Persuasion. We've read Jane Austen's major novels in six months with a small mixed -aged group of female readers at the public library here in our small town . Since my JA reading club's latest meeting (which was rather disappointing, do you remember?) I've started thinking about how the same girls/ ladies who said they didn't like Emma (some of them without even reading it) will approach to this mature work, to Jane's Anne Elliot and to her Captain Wentworth. If the…

Netflix drops the official trailer for Persuasion, the latest Jane Austen adaptation coming to the big screen, helmed by Carrie Cracknell, making her first feature film.The film stars Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Ben Bailey-Smith, Yolanda Kettle, Nia Towle, and Izuka Hoyle.Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities, but she must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when…

Jane Austen created some of the most memorable characters in literature. Her heroines’ appeal has not faded through the years — even in today, few characters are as revered as Elizabeth Bennet. I remember a conversation with one of my college…

A new adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' is coming to Netflix. Here's everything fans need to know, including casting news, teasers, and a release date.

Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in “Persuasion” (Film, 2022).

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Despite being in a season of life that has been all about upheaval and waiting, July was a good month full of favorites. I actually like writing these favorites post for that very reason…it gives me an opportunity to look at the past few weeks with a lens of gratitude instead of complaint. My foot […]