Characters:
o Elliots = high class family, headed by Sir Walter
- 3 Elliot daughters: Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary
- Mary is married to Charles Musgrove
o Musgrove sisters: Henrietta and Louisa
o Lady Russell = Friendly neighbor/mentor/advisor/godmother woman
o Mrs. Smith = Anne's ex-classmate
o Captain Wentworth = love interest
Plot:
They are running out of money and have to basically sublet?
-Family home: Kellynch Hall
-Backup home: in Bath
- Subletters: Admiral Croft (Navy) and his wife, Mrs Croft
Anne (one of the three daughters) is in love with Mrs Croft’s brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth, but was persuaded not to go through with marriage to him
- Neither Lady Russell nor Sir Elliot thought it was a good idea because Anne had rank and title and Wentworth had no such prospects
Anne goes to stay with Mary at her place, Uppercross, and loves the Musgrove family
- Anne loves that Captain Wentworth becomes friends with Mr. Musgrove and comes to visit
- Unfortunately Captain Wentworth seems more interested in Henrietta and Louisa Musgrove, who is characterized as having a strong resolve
Captain Wentworth proposes they take a trip where a man notices Anne
- Said man is Anne’s cousin LOL
Louisa decides to live on the edge (literally) and jumps off a wall thing into Captain Wentworth’s arms-- so fun!
She then does it again and hurts herself
- Anne takes care of her for a while as Wentworth blames himself
Anne goes to stay with Lady Russell for a bit then goes back to Bath
- She re-meets her good-looking cousin (Mr. Elliot) who wants to marry her
In the meantime, Anne re-befriends Mrs. Smith, an ex-classmate and new widow, who has bad things to say about Mr. Elliot
- Mrs. Smith said he wants to marry her to make sure the Kellynch home and fortune is secure
- (If Sir Walter were to marry and have a son, the fortune would go to the son)
The Crofts come home with news:
- Henrietta is marrying her cousin Charles Hayter
- Louisa is marrying Captain Benwick, who she met on vacation
- Anne is like YAY Louisa, not Wentworth!
Captain Wentworth, now much wealthier than he used to be, gets a reluctant invite from Sir Elliot and writes Anne a love letter
- Basically it says: “it’s you. It’s always been you”
Captain Wentworth and Anne end up together