The book is supposed we present the point of view of Colonel Brandon but it brings little. The first part allows to discover the life of Colonel Brandon before he met Marianne Dashwood and particularly his first unhappy love mentioned in the book of Jane Austen (but all this is very bland), the second is only a bad remix reasons and feelings. In the end, what a disappointment after reading this. Fans of Jane Austen will find perhaps a certain pleasure (and again), others go your way because this book does nothing or almost.