I adored this book. It was my first audio book and I couldnt have been happier with it. I listened to the entire thing in under a day. Couldnt put it down last night. Greta Scacchi did a wonderful job expressing the feeling of the characters. As with all good performances, I found myself grieving, hoping, fearing, and finally winning the day with Anne. I didnt have a bit of trouble following the story line as I once feared with an audio book.

Enjoyed the story of Anne Elliot, the always ignored sister. The narrator's voice is very pleasant.
Toward the end of the book are several long, awkward pauses. Thankfully, I was forewarned by a previous review so that I didn't have to keep checking my IPod.

The narrator of Persuasion actually *persuaded* me to continue listening. Very nicely read. I find that my volume and bass normally need to be changed with each and very audiobook; most likely because my headset is not the greatest. Yet, this book needed no such alterations of sound. The narrator wonderfully produces the personalities, the story line, and character rendition; really fantastic. If you love Jane Austen, then you will love the way the narrator has read this. Yes, it is a great addition to my library of audiobooks. Personally, I believe others will thoroughly enjoy this.

This is one of my favorite books, the reader is very good. However there are 3-4 second pauses at weird points during the reading. This always gets on my nerves! I recommend the book however.

Greta Scacchi reading Jane Austen is a perfect pairing. Scacchi reads with such subtelty of voice tones and timing that each nuance of Austen's word choice becomes a tapestry stitch in silk. Austen's words were so clearly written to be read aloud, but Scacchi uses them to captivate her listeners into a story that is a slower, much more autumnal love story than Emma or Pride and Prejudice, and without her art, might feel muted instead of delicate.