This is a book to be savored. I think I found this one recommended when I searched for more books like Georgette Heyer, and this does have a very satisfying romance and takes place during the Regency era, but it is so much more than a Regency romance. Anna's growth from sheltered child into confident woman is beautiful. As the daughter of a classical musician, I found the musical details accurate and interesting. When she and Henry are reunited, the slow burn development of their marriage is beautiful to read. This book isn't really like Persuasion, but it shares a lot of common themes (the difference between infatuation in youth and mature love, contrasting the discipline of naval life with the self-indulgence of lazy aristocracy, family dynamics in close-knit society where everyone knows everyone else's business). Poignant, well-written, wonderful.