a romantic novel (1818) by Jane Austen , the last book she wrote. The main character is Anne Elliot, who refuses Frederick Wentworth’s offer of marriage but regrets doing so and accepts when he asks her again several years later.
PERSUASION
Meaning of PERSUASION in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005