A sensitive and emotional iteration of a Jane Austen classic.
The timeless story of Captain Frederick Wentworth and the unpretentious Miss Anne Elliot is resurrected in Kelly Miller’s brilliant and surprising retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. After just a glimpse of a deep love that was cast aside, the story picks up some years later when Captain Wentworth returns to Kellynch Hall for a prolonged visit with family. His time in town will undoubtedly bring him into contact with his former betrothed, Anne, but has nearly a decade at sea been enough time to mend his broken heart? Wentworth is at an age where marriage is part of his agenda, and friends and family are all too happy to oblige in helping make an ideal match for this desirable bachelor. Available women are in no short supply, but Wentworth is looking for more than just an angelic face or a generous estate. What he wants in a wife hasn’t changed since he first fell in love with Anne Elliot all those years ago. Though they both remain unentangled, will their distasteful breakup, intruding friends and shifting circumstances stand in the way of a rare second chance at love?
A sensitive and emotional iteration of a Jane Austen classic, Captive Hearts will hit the spot for any fan of Regency romance novels. Told primarily from the matured viewpoint of Captain Wentworth, readers are treated to a golden story related from a raw, new vantage, one that helps fill in the cracks of a broken heart. Wentworth becomes so much more compassionate and tender-hearted in this story that you’ll want to go back and reread Austen’s original with this richer development of his character in mind. Intelligent dialogue, expected social conventions, beloved crossover characters and an unusually thoughtful suitor add all the charm and timelessness you could want to this elegant novel. Get ready to fall head-over-heels in love with Captain Frederick Wentworth right alongside Miss Anne Elliot in Captive Hearts, a grand story that shows how easy it is to fall in love, but how difficult those cherished relationships can be to hold onto.
