Read it or Weep

When I saw that PBS was going to air adaptations of Jane Austen’s works on Masterpiece Theater I thought that it was the perfect opportunity for me to read along as I’ve never read any of her works, much to the shock of many of my Jane-loving co-workers. Persuasion was the first to air, so I started it last week with a little trepidation. I needn’t have worried, as I couldn’t wait to turn the pages to find out how sensible and stoic Ann Elliot was going to end up with her true love Frederick Wentworth. Filled with characters as farcical as Ann’s preening father and as mysterious as her cousin Mr. Eliot, this was Jane’s final novel and left me hopeful for second chances. On to Northhanger Abby! (Though I am not too enthusiastic about the Gothic element, I will forge ahead!). ~ Dori