本书是作者最后一部小说，塑造了一位其笔下最为高尚的人物。韶光正从安妮的身上消逝，风华正茂的时候，因为接受了他人的"劝导"，她终与意中人温特沃斯上校分道扬镳。虽青春不再，又备受虚荣的父亲和姐姐的冷漠，但她的高贵仁慈却使她成为亲朋中最受欢迎的人。两人分手八年后再次相遇，上校不能冰释怨恨，违心追求他人；而安妮也险些接受伪君子堂兄的求婚。在因为家族事务而引发的一系列交往中，上校进一步发现安妮的无私与坚贞无人能比，而安妮也在一次次自我劝导中找回了爱的勇气。他们发现，重新团聚比第一次相爱更为幸福，于是，经受了考验的他们不再若即若离，开始尽情地回忆并表白......(This book is the last novel written by the author and portrays the most noble character. The youth and beauty of Anne has been passing away and when she is at the most wonderful time, due to the persuasion others, she eventually parted away from Colonel Wentworth. Although the youth is no longer with her and she has suffered from the trouble caused by her vain father and sister's indifference, her noble kindness has made her become the most popular people among her friends and family. After this couple breaking up for eight years, the Colonel still could not forget her and turn to love other girls; and Anne fails to accept the hypocrite cousin's proposal. During a series of contacts caused by family affairs, the Colonel further found that Anne was unselfish and faithful, and Anne also found back her courage from the self-persuasion one by one. They found that reuniting was happier than love for the first time, so that this couple no longer held themselves slightly aloof and began to recall and express their love to each other......)