Now that the days are short, the sky is gray, and the air is cold, the best way to escape (not to mention the least expensive, most hassle-free way) is to curl up by the fire with an amazing, transportive novel. I've decided to start it off with an old classic. So this weeks novel is...
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” This is the first line of the novel. Tolstoy’s incredible mind amazes me. It's the tale of Anna Karenina and her ultimately tragic love affair with the dashing Count Vronsky. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. Overwhelmingly beautiful and tragic, this is an epic novel. If you persevere through the arduous length, you will be in for a treat. Full of timeless romance and tragedy!!
