Life Style: REVIEW: Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ is an unconvincing catastrophe

LONDON: Imagine the meeting in which Netflix execs decided the idea of a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” was a good one, only for some bright spark to chip in with a suggestion: What if the literary classic, beloved by millions and adapted many times into successful period movies and series, was a bit more… “Fleabag”.