This news has us half agony, half hope.
Persuasion,which one of two of Austen’s novels published posthumously in 1818, is a second-chance romance.
It follows Anne Elliot, who at 27 is considered an old maid.
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Many years before, Anne broke off her engagement with naval officer Frederick Wentworth under pressure from her family.
This will mark the first feature film adaptation of this Austen novel.
Jessica Swale (Summerland) is writing the adaptation and BBC Films is co-financing.
Snook was recently nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of Siobhan “Shiv” Roy on HBO’sSuccession.
Further details, including who might star opposite Snook as Wentworth, are still to be announced.
The Hollywood Reporterfirst reported the newshere.
