- Paperback: 339 pages
- Publisher: Avon Books (30 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060595809
- ISBN-13: 978-0060595807
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.6 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,240,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From the bestselling author of The Learning Curve
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It was the perfect opportunity for 'closure'...
Meet Annie Markham. Gentle, sweet and kind. Except for her dark side. A dark side called Jake Mead. Seven years ago he'd been her entire world, even though her godmother had tried to persuade her to dump him. But when the going got tough, Annie's 'tough' got going. Jake's hasty departure from her life proved that a) godmothers are cleverer than they look and b) the only thing reliable about men is that they're totally unreliable.
Now Jake is back in her life. And he's the one man who may just save her family's ailing company.
But what Annie doesn't know is that Jake has an Achilles' heel. An Achilles' heel called Annie Markham. He's never quite got over her treatment of him all those years ago. This is the perfect opportunity for what some may call 'closure'. But what Jake calls, 'revenge'.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is my favourite one out of all of the books.
I can't be doing with people who actually take chic-lit seriously and come over all "Edger Allan Poe" - chic-lit is what it is - something to take you away for an enjoyable break from real life - can you really beat a rainy afternoon and a good book - It's not real you know folks!
I can't be doing with people who actually take chic-lit seriously and come over all "Edger Allan Poe" - chic-lit is what it is - something to take you away for an enjoyable break from real life - can you really beat a rainy afternoon and a good book - It's not real you know folks!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've only just discovered this book, and see from previous reviews that its created a bit of angst amongst Jane Austen followers. I dont know what media advertising launched Persuading Annie, but I really dont believe Melissa Nathan was ever trying to be the new Jane Austen. What she has done in this very funny book is to create a clever parody of Jane Austen's Persuasion. And I mean parody in the true sense of the word ie 'a comic or satirical imitation of a work of a particular writer.' Personally, as a committed Jane Austen fan and one who has read Persuasion many times, my main delight has been to compare specific incidents in the two books, and see how Melissa Nathan has treated them. For instance, in the genteel 19th century, little Charles Musgrove has a bad fall and dislocates his collar bone; in today's 21st century young Harry Norman shoves an entire toy fire-engine ladder up his nose and ends up in A&E. The subsequent adult behaviour in both centuries is the same. Brilliant! I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and am now looking forward to reading Pride, Prejudice & Jasmin Field which I understand is being relaunched in Spring 2008 retitled Acting Up.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i have read every book that melissa wrote i could get hold of, including shorter stories in anthologies. i was so sad to hear that she has in fact died. she was an amazing woman and her husband writes a beautiful forward in this book. PLEASE READ ANYTHING YOU CAN WRITTEN BY HER! she was amazing and her books should reflect this x
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Delivered what promised
The book came 2 days ahead of prediction. Not read the book yet but in terms of quickness of delivery and condition of the product, I'm very happy.
Published 13 months ago by sunnysideup
An enjoyable read
It is obviously one of her early books however, and is not as well written as her later works. This suggests though that her untimely death probably robbed us of what would have... Read more
Published 20 months ago by johnb
Plenty of laugh out loud moments
I really enjoyed this one. I have to admit that the plot is pretty regular for a chick-lit novel, but what makes it special is Melissa's style of writing. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2009 by Rachel
OK, but not the best of Nathan In My Opinion
I found the relationship between Annie and her hero pretty engrossing, but Annie bothered me a bit. I guess I would have hoped her to be a bit more like Anne in Jane Austen's... Read more
Published on 4 May 2008 by A Nordic reader
Brilliant
I loved this book, and i love this author, i have everything she has ever written, and this book was just as enjoyable! I'll happily sit down and read it again and again.
Published on 22 Sep 2007 by Cottle
...late starter to Ms Nathan's work
Well unlike many of the reviewers here, I actually started reading Melissa's work with her latest book - The Learning Curve. Read more
Published on 10 May 2007 by MN Fan
Persuading Annie
after having read Persuasion by jane Auten and loving it, while leaving me with some questions, i was really exicted about reading this one. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2006 by "kerosine2"
Oh come on Jane-ites, don't be so prissy! This is FUN!
I am the biggest Jane Austin fan around, but I also posses a sense of humor (I think). Don't let the other prissy reviews here dissuade you - this is a very clever, heartwarming... Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2001
Dissapointing but still good
I agree with some of the previous review, I don't know persuasion as well as Pride and Prejudice but besides this, I found the book to be weaker than the first one. Read more
Published on 16 July 2001
What fun!
Like many other readers, I also had read "Pride, Prejudice, and Jasmin Field," and was eagerly awaiting this new book -- well worth the wait! Read more
Published on 6 July 2001
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