'Wonderfully entertaining,hilarious. Contains the distilled wisdom of some of the greatest writers who ever lived'Allison Pearson,Sunday TelegraphWhat should I do with my lifeWhat if my love is not returnedWhy do bad things happen The answers to some of life's biggest questions are found not in trite self-help manuals but in the tough-love lessons explored in Russian literature. Here,Viv Groskop delves into the novels of history's deepest thinkers to discover enduring truths about how we should live.Whether you're new to the Russian classics or returning to old favourites,The Anna Karenina Fix will help salve your heartache by exploring the torments of a host of famous and infamous literary heroes and heroines. Think of it like this: they have suffered so that you don't have to . . .'Enchanting. Groskop falls in love with the literature,her impressive knowledge of which she conveys with a charmingly breezy tone'Observer'A beguiling tasting menu of some of the finest reading experiences of my life. Witty,likeable,and lighthearted,Viv Groskop invites us to embrace the work of these august Russian dead souls as belonging to us all'Lionel Shriver
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241981276Number of pages: 224Weight: 159 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
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Wonderfully entertaining,hilarious. Contains the distilled wisdom of some of the greatest writers who ever lived. Explored with dancing wit,affection and brilliance,this is a passionate,hilarious,joyful love letter to Russian literature.Enchanting. Groskop falls in love with the literature,her impressive knowledge of which she conveys with a charmingly breezy toneA beguiling tasting menu of some of the finest reading experiences of my life. Witty,likeable,and lighthearted,Viv Groskop invites us to embrace the work of these august Russian dead souls as belonging to us allGroskop has a knack of giving you just enough biography of the author,just enough tantalising kiss-and-tell detail from the works...A delightful primer and companion to all the authors you are ashamed to admit you haven't readWhat does Tolstoy have in common with Oprah Winfrey What can Chekhov teach us about body image In The Anna Karenina Fix,comedian Viv Groskop shows us how to use Russian literature as self-help,with hilarious and eye-opening resultsA wry literary memoir examining what we can learn from the great Russian novelistsFunny and only second best to reading the stuff itselfA highly knowledgeable jaunt through 150 years of literature
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