Persuasion is generally not anybody's favorite Austen novel. Hey - not to worry.
Persuasion begins some eight years after that incident.
Sex and social position dictate Anne's passive behavior. Obviously, Persuasion is not going to be to everyone's taste. For Austen fans, however, and for that huge, untapped audience that hasn't ventured out to the movies since, say, the six-hour Little Dorrit, Persuasion is, gentle reader, a treat.