Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina: Love can be a train wreck. Frequently a top author’s choice, this Tolstoy novel is a literary soap opera. Set in the highest circles of Russian society, Anna Karenina visits her brother Stiva in Moscow to help him save his marriage. While there, she falls in love with Count Vronsky. A married woman, Karenina fights off her desires until they overwhelm her and she leaves her husband, Alexei. Denied a divorce, Anna spends her life looking for acceptance in her relationship. When the strain of their love life becomes too much, Anna leaves Vronsky in a rage and well, if you haven’t read it, do! We won’t give away a heart-wrenching ending.

Fun Fact: Anna Karenina became a best-seller all over again in 2004 after Oprah put it on her list.

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Want to own a piece of romantic history? Check out an original first edition copy of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, April 19-21 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. This prestigious gathering of international book dealers is kicking off with a “Lions at the Armory” preview party on April 19th, featuring Austen’s book, along with other items from literary history. For more information and tickets visit www.nypl.org/rare.

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