The new adaptation of "Persuasion," coming to Netflix Friday, does not seem to have been made for Jane Austen fans.
Her book about the unmarried Anne Elliot, who at 27 is on the edge of spinsterhood and regretting having been persuaded to give up her true love years earlier because of his lowly status, was the author's last before her death. It is notable and beloved for how it’s distinct from her more widely known and adapted books like "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma," with its mature heroine, its more reserved wit and its distinctly melancholy undertones. "Persuasion" also boasts one of her most romantic monologues.
