Product Description

Eight years ago, when he had nothing but his future to offer, Frederick Wentworth fell in love with Anne Elliot, the gentle daughter of a haughty, supercilious baronet. Sir Walter Elliot refused to countenance a marriage, and Anne's godmother, Lady Russell, strongly advised Anne against him. Persuaded by those nearest to her, Anne had given him up and he had taken his broken heart to sea. When Jane Austen's Persuasion opens in the year 1814, Frederick Wentworth, now a famous and wealthy captain in His Majesty's Navy, finds himself back in England and, as fate would have it, residing as a guest in Anne's former home. Now, it is the baronet who is in financial difficulties, and Anne exists only at her family's beck and call. For eight long years, Frederick had steeled his heart against her. Should he allow Anne into his heart again, or should he look for love with younger, prettier woman in the neighbourhood who regard him as a hero? The mature sweetness of Jane Austen's Persuasion is brought to life in Wytherngate Press's, None But You ., the first in the two-volume series, Frederick Wentworth, Captain, by Susan Kaye.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26160 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

Customer Reviews

Can't wait for the sequel!
This book is a very good addition to Persuasion. I am really looking forward to the sequel. I would highly recommend this book for all Jane Austen fans.

Well-told backstory for "Persuasion"
I loved this! Definitely one of the best of all the Austen spin-offs/backstories/fan fictions that I've read. I can't wait for the second volume to come out, hopefully sometime in October 2008.

Interesting premise, plodding devlopments
I enjoy Austen and was intrigued with the idea of "his side of the story" but at many junctures this doesn't quite come off. It is difficult to reconcile the naval persona with the civilian one as written. Is all this indecision really the same man? The story moves very slowly, and there is another whole volume to come.

Technically, there are a number of lenthy digressions/flashbacks that could have been handled in a way that disrupted the story less, and the text could really have used a better proof-reader.