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Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale (LDS Jane Austin Inspired) Kindle Edition

by Rebecca H. Jamison (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 114 ratings
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When Anne broke off her engagement seven years ago, she thought she'd never see Neil Wentworth again. But when Neil's brother buys the house she grew up in, it seems fate has other plans in store, and Anne is woefully unprepared for the roller coaster of emotions that accompanies Neil's return. Fans of Persuasion will love this fast-paced, modern retelling of Jane Austen's most romantic novel.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0078T0G9G
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cedar Fort, Inc. (February 8, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 8, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1234 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 114 ratings

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Rebecca H. Jamison

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Rebecca H. Jamison has lived on a live volcano, excavated the bones of a prehistoric mammal, and won first prize at a rigged chili cook-off. She wrote novels just for fun until she made a New Year’s resolution in 2011 to submit a manuscript to publishers.

Rebecca grew up in Virginia. She attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a BA and MA in English. Her job titles have included special education teacher’s aide, technical writer, English teacher, and stay-at-home mom.

You can learn more about Rebecca at www.rebeccahjamison.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites! I've re read it multiple times
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2018
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Found this book at the library. Loved it to the point I wanted to have my own copy, which I've re read a couple of times.
In my opinion, the best book by this author.
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Cindy
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012
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It's actually 4 1/2 stars. I am familiar with Jane Austen's "Persuasion" (both the book and the movie) and I was curious about this one. I like the 1st person POV, it's more conducive to the story. The way the author took inspiration from the original story and still made it her own also worked out very well- the main points are there, but several new ones (and new characters) are introduced. I wish both Anne and Neil were a bit more assertive about their feelings, but that's also part of the story. I loved Neil's letter to Anne!
About the ending, not sure how I feel about the way Neil planned the wedding.
It's a lovely Christian story; the LDS elements are subtle enough to appeal to all sorts of Christians.
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clahain
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Re-Telling
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2013
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This modern re-telling of the Jane Austen classic is set in an LDS(Mormon)community in Northern Virginia. Anne is a successful stockbroker. Neil Wentworth, now a Baltimore police officer, is the man she let get away when she was young and insecure. Fate throws them together when Neil's brother buys Anne's childhood home. Is it too late for Anne and Neil to right past mistakes and find happiness together?

Though faithful to the overall plot of the beloved original, Rebecca H. Jamison manages to provide us with a thoroughly modern and likable cast of characters embroiled in fresh, creative situations. At the same time, she provides the non-LDS reader like myself a fascinating insight into the culture of this often misunderstood faith. Most of the novels I've read by LDS authors share the basic qualities reflecting the religion--the content is "clean" and the focus is on acting responsibly--but they don't necessarily show characters "being" Mormons. Jamison takes us right into ward life. She also goes a step further in that Anne and her sisters converted to the faith, but their parents have not. So there's an added layer of conflict and tension as Anne struggles to come to terms with a mother and father she loves deeply but cannot wholly connect with.

Jane Austen's novels translate nicely to the LDS world, where family is important and there exist very close social ties with neighbors and the community as a whole. I enjoyed the book enough to seek out Jamison's other Austen re-telling...EMMA.
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Maria
3.0 out of 5 stars gentleness at his best
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2012
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Being ill with the flu was the best excuse to read Persuasion in all forms and sizes. So I enjoyed Melissa Nathans razor-sharp analyses of human interaction, the more narrative style of Juliet Archer. After these two books I started browsing for more and found this LDS version. I had to look up what this abbreviation meant, but I discovered it had to be a Mormon version. I don't know much about Mormonism (Is that a word), except the people who are on mission here in Holland: terribly polite en kind, terribly badly dressed. One time it was raining so hard and these very kind boys were standing at my door: if I wanted to talk. What could I do, it was raining horribly. So we talked. Though it was a bit Sartre-an, we didn't have a conversation. They talked to me and I tried not to be offensive. And I pitied them so much because the thought crossed me that they would have preferred to talk about normal things too: how it was so far from home in a country that was in no need of spiritual guidance whatsoever. How they experienced the loudness and directness? But we didn't talk about these things.
The conversation kept me wondering about their quietness and politeness as opposed to their fiery mission. In some ways it didn't at up for me.

So after reading the raving reviews I bought the book. In the first place to have a good and easy read en the second place to learn more about these people: were they really this bunch of sectarian polygamists that my friend in Utah says they are? Someone said once: We read to know we are not alone. I always red this as: We read to learn we are all human. And a good writer is capable to create persona who are complex. And if that character belongs to a specific group with set norms and values the writer must be capable to show the tension that can exist between norm/ dogma and experience of the character in question. Rebecca Jameson is capable in doing that. Her characters are no (or hardly ever)a mouthpiece for the dogma of the LDS. She had created characters you can relate to. And that is an achievement in itself. I think.

Especially the first third of the book is captivating. It tells the story of the reacquainting of two former lovers. And since the courting takes place in the Mormon environment it is slow and gentle and somewhat old fashioned in a good way. The real thing is at stake here. And while reading I thought how much of that is lost in de modern day version of dating. It reminded me that boundaries and discipline are not such bad things. The book talks about the books of Chaim Potok. In a way this book has something in its tone that reminded me of these books. The quiet dialog, the importance of family, the ever pregnant women.

The last two third of the book could have been A LOT shorter. The overstretching relationship building I found tiring. So was Anne. She was supposed to have a college education and a brain to match that. That didn't translate itself in her actions: she was so passive I could kick her. Well maybe that has something to do with the very fixed roles for man and women in the Mormon world. I don't know. Sometimes I wanted to scream: Just tell him you love him, forget the mascara, the wide hips and the lip-gloss. Go for It! Kiss him. She became a bit whiney and that didn't suit her at all.

But what the hack, it was a nice read where words as quietness and gentleness spring to mind and that isn't a bad thing. And I came to understand what people find in the church of the LDS: friendship, connections, strong values, and the importance of family. As someone who exited the womb a feminist I am glad I don't need to be in that group. I like my woman vicar, and am glad to have my gay friends at my side in church. The whole roll for women in the book wants me to rebel. But I know that lots of people don't want to rebel, they want quietness and a things they can hold on to.

This book has tought me that in every group however strict there are people who think dogma is important but that the love for human beings surpasses even that.
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Jolene Goetz
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite LDS Novel
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2019
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I am a Jane Austen Fan, and a member of the church. I am a sucker for a good love story. I’ve read this book probably 10 times because it puts me in a cheerful mood and reminds me what falling in love was like.
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Katchen
4.0 out of 5 stars Persuasion: A Latter-day Tale
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2013
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It was easy reading, a likable romance between 2 people who fell in love at a tender age , then 8 years later they rekindled their love & finally gets married, a happy ending which we all want and some of us do have a happy ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous read.
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2014
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I really liked what this author did with the original works by Jane Austen. Seeing how she incorporated the original scenes into modern occurrences, and altering them to fit the modern LDS lifestyle. Really quality work. I hope to see more from her.
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Miklann
2.0 out of 5 stars Just Wasn't Loving It
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2014
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I wanted to like it because I am a great fan of Jane Austin's writing. The writer may have a similar plotline, but definitely lacks the writing skills that would be needed to be worthy of true comparison. This Persuasion falls short. The main character was wimpy and passive to the point of annoyance. This book fell short of my expectations.
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Warwickshire
2.0 out of 5 stars mistake
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2012
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being a big fan of the jane austin version I thought I would give this one a try. Wish I had saved my money. It has now been deleted from my kindle and my mind!!!
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