Anne let the love of her life get away when she was younger, based on the advice of her family that was not suitable because of their different social stations, and has never married since. Now he comes back into her life seeking a wife, and neither she nor him assume it will be her. However, the attraction between them remains.
Impressions: I think this was, perhaps, my least favorite of the Ausitn novels, and I was glad when I was done. Like the previous two, the brevity of the book helped.