Persuasion (version 2) by AUSTEN, Jane

Eight years ago, Anne Elliot fell in love with a poor but ambitious young naval officer, Frederick Wentworth. The Elliots were dissatisfied with Annes choice, feeling he was not distinguished enough for their family, and her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Annes deceased mother, persuaded her to break off the match. Now 27 and considered a spinster, Anne re-encounters her former fiance, now a captain, as he courts her spirited young neighbour, Louisa Musgrove. The self-interested machinations of Annes older sister Elizabeth, of Elizabeths friend Mrs. Clay, and of Annes fathers heir, William Elliot, constitute an important subplot. (Summary from Wikipedia).