For You Alone

By Susan Kaye

How could he have failed to know himself so completely? Captain Frederick Wentworth, lately returned to England from a distinguished naval career fighting Napoleon, had re-visited the scene of his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972852956
• ISBN13: 9780972852951
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Wytherngate Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

For You Alone (Fredrick Wentworth, Captain; book 2)

Wonderful sequal to Jane Austen's Persuasion. I read it in one sitting, I couldn't put it down!!!

Love Susan Kaye's Captain Wentworth!

If you love Jane Austen fan fiction, then you should buy this two-book series. Delightful!

superb homage to dear Jane

I, too, was disappointed with the Harlequin-esque ending; after two books and nearly 450 pages of superb, elegant, delicate heartbreak between these two perfectly matched people, persons we had come to admire and wish the best for, the final chapter felt like a total betrayal of the characters. HOWEVER, up until the last chapter, I was in heaven. Austen herself never wrote a male lead, though she created dozens of insightfully drawn men, whereas Kaye writes the male parts very well and plausibly. I was immediately intrigued by the premise of Ms. Kaye's books, and I was not disappointed. Rereading the canon from the male perspective was just the ticket for an Austen fan with only six precious novels and assorted literary oddments to last a lifetime. And Kaye's writing is delightful -- touches of humor and knowledge of the period augment an elegant style that is reminiscent of Austen herself. The author repeatedly filled in gaps in Austen's story with intelligence and style; she rewrote some dear, pivotal scenes from Wentworth's perspective; she fleshed out many interesting characters such as Wentworth's brother and sister, and she introduced a plausible new character (a boy whom Wentworth takes in, though she left that story, and several others, dangling unfortunately); and she admirably let the story keep rolling as various characters react to the pair's engagement. She even plants the seeds of a reconciliation between Wentworth and Lady Russell; that was a nice touch, and there were many others. I truly enjoyed every minute of the first 97% of the book. The books are of the finest among the many Austen pastiches, but if you can bear to do so, do not read the last chapter. It tainted the rest of the books for me and I wish I hadn't read it. It's such a puzzle because it varies so greatly from Anne's character and from the author's previous writing. Still, after enjoying the rest so much, I can't deduct a full star from this fine work. Bravo to Ms. Kaye, and thank you very much.

Really enjoyed Captain Wentworth's viewpoint.

These two books went with Jane Austin's Persuasion extremely well. I was very happy with them. It really seemed like the author must have known what Jane Austin was imagining was happening in Frederick Wentworth's life during the time he and Anne were apart. Very good. Highly recommend.

For You Alone was fabulous

I read the first book in the series, "None But You", and liked it so much that I read a draft of the sequel online. I had a few criticisms of the draft (continuity problems, too much sturm und drang in the scenes at the brother's house), but these problems were beautifully worked out in the final editing (although a couple of spelling and syntax errors remain in the opening chapters.) The writing was terrific, the characters behaved in ways consistent with the personalities that Austen gave them and the story really conveyed alternate points of view. This is the sort of book that transcends the fan-fiction label. I can't wait to see what Ms. Kaye writes next.