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You gotta love a story with a do-over. When we make a mistake don’t we all want a second chance to set things right? Like Jane Austen’s Persuasion, this retelling is a charming tale of innocent love, uncertain destiny, missteps and regrets, all of which leave two young people wanting a do-over.

Ava Elliot and Eric Wentworth meet in high school, fall in love and want to build a future together. But, as in the original, Ava is persuaded to give up Eric and break off the engagement. Devastated, Ava goes to New York to focus on her musical education, while Eric pours his broken heart into his music and ends up writing hit songs and becoming famous.

Eight years later, Ava returns home to find her family in financial turmoil because of her father’s irresponsible money management (Ironic considering he found fault with Eric, just saying). Anyway, the situation forces them to make concessions all around. They must move out of the mansion in order remain solvent and then rent it out as well. This renting of the big house is what brings Eric back into Ava’s life. As the rest of the family settle into a lesser house in Malibu, Ava removes herself from the toxic situation by staying with her sister and brother-in-law.

Long story short, Ava and Eric have switched stations and their roles are reversed both financially and emotionally. Ava pines for Eric, knowing full well the decision years ago cost her the love of her life. Eric’s pain over the broken engagement run’s deep, he’s moved on and makes sure she knows it.

Fans of Persuasion won’t be surprised to find that by the end our couple have their act together, it’s the getting there that makes the story. As the couple struggle to figure it all out, with the alternating undercurrents within their relationship rocking them back and forth, I couldn’t help but be reminded of a swaying couple on the dance floor—an apt vision given the title. Nicely done, Ms. Stanford.

This was sweet romance story with a few quirky family members thrown in for fun (who doesn’t have some of those?). Austen fans won’t be disappointed with this retelling.


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Sway Melanie Stanford 9781619232242 Books Reviews

"Sway" is a wonderful modernization of Jane Austen's "Persuasion", one of my favourite books ever written. being Melanie Stanford's first book, I did not know what to expect, but sure I didn't expect to love it as I do.

Melanie Stanford manages to grab Anne Elliott's pain of refusing Frederick Wentworth's marriage proposal when she was nineteen years old after being persuaded by her father and godmother to do so and multiplies tenfold. Every harsh word, every song, every look from Eric to Ava are full of venom and truly heart-wrenching.
The characters are absolutely relatable with those of Miss Austen, even the secondary ones, and I really like the use of music along the pages of the book as a soothing tool for Ava or as a weapon from Eric. The famous letter Captain Wentworth wrote to Anne Elliott to declare his love is turned here into a beautiful song.

I can't confess how many times I have read this book since I bought it, but I can remorselessly say that I'll read it many more times.
This is a lovely modern re-imagining of Jane Austen's Persuasion, though you don't have to have read Persuasion to appreciate the excellent writing here. The title is a perfect example of Ms. Stanford's thought-provoking style "Sway" can be used as a synonym of persuade, but it's also something that you do when you're moving to music, which is a big part of this story. In the book itself, the prose is almost lyrical-sounding in places. Here's a small excerpt to illustrate my point

"Getting sick of the piano was unthinkable. Music was the blood in my veins. Ever since Mom signed me up for my first lesson, my fingers tingled with songs unplayed. Later, when she died, it became an obsession. A release and a comfort. It was my connection to her, if only a thin one."

The author's dialogue all sounds natural and perfectly in tune with each character's personality. The story just flows along and carries the reader with it.

You can't help but sympathize with poor Ava, who's saddled with a ridiculously dysfunctional family that's hung up on wealth and celebrity while she is about as down-to-earth as you can get. Her younger sister, Mari, is a whining hypochondriac constantly begging for attention. She and her husband Charlie have a marriage that's looks to be on its way to a divorce court; he avoids her by constantly playing video games. Their two children are basically being raised by their nanny. Ava's father, Walter Elliot, and older sister Beth are both superficial snobs living in denial of their desperate financial situation. Her Aunt Rose's values are similar, though she's more level-headed.

Ava herself has been away from home for 8 years, having pursued an advanced degree at Julliard. Home hasn't felt like home since her mother died and left a hole in the family that's never been filled. It felt even less like home once she and her high school sweetheart, Eric Wentworth, had an acrimonious break-up after a brief engagement, torn apart by her family's censure of this nobody she would be lowering herself to marry.

That's all backstory. The book moves on from there as Eric also returns to the neighborhood on a break from touring after having put together a highly successful band. At first Ava tries to convince herself that she's over him, but she's clearly not.

This book hit me with the same poignancy as the original, and I loved the way music was interwoven into the story. Actually, I loved everything about it. It's hard to believe this is a debut novel and I sure hope it's not the last one by Ms. Stanford.
You gotta love a story with a do-over. When we make a mistake don’t we all want a second chance to set things right? Like Jane Austen’s Persuasion, this retelling is a charming tale of innocent love, uncertain destiny, missteps and regrets, all of which leave two young people wanting a do-over.

Ava Elliot and Eric Wentworth meet in high school, fall in love and want to build a future together. But, as in the original, Ava is persuaded to give up Eric and break off the engagement. Devastated, Ava goes to New York to focus on her musical education, while Eric pours his broken heart into his music and ends up writing hit songs and becoming famous.

Eight years later, Ava returns home to find her family in financial turmoil because of her father’s irresponsible money management (Ironic considering he found fault with Eric, just saying). Anyway, the situation forces them to make concessions all around. They must move out of the mansion in order remain solvent and then rent it out as well. This renting of the big house is what brings Eric back into Ava’s life. As the rest of the family settle into a lesser house in Malibu, Ava removes herself from the toxic situation by staying with her sister and brother-in-law.

Long story short, Ava and Eric have switched stations and their roles are reversed both financially and emotionally. Ava pines for Eric, knowing full well the decision years ago cost her the love of her life. Eric’s pain over the broken engagement run’s deep, he’s moved on and makes sure she knows it.

Fans of Persuasion won’t be surprised to find that by the end our couple have their act together, it’s the getting there that makes the story. As the couple struggle to figure it all out, with the alternating undercurrents within their relationship rocking them back and forth, I couldn’t help but be reminded of a swaying couple on the dance floor—an apt vision given the title. Nicely done, Ms. Stanford.

This was sweet romance story with a few quirky family members thrown in for fun (who doesn’t have some of those?). Austen fans won’t be disappointed with this retelling.