{"product_id":"the-anna-karenina-fix-9780241981276","title":"The Anna Karenina Fix","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Wonderfully entertaining, hilarious. Contains the distilled wisdom of some of the greatest writers who ever lived'' Allison Pearson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat should I do with my life?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWhat if my love is not returned?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eWhy do bad things happen?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you''re new to the Russian classics or returning to old favourites, \u003ci\u003eThe Anna Karenina Fix \u003c\/i\u003ewill 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Enchanting. Groskop falls in love with the literature, her impressive knowledge of which she conve\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderfully entertaining, hilarious. Contains the distilled wisdom of some of the greatest writers who ever lived.\u003c\/b\u003e Explored with \u003cb\u003edancing wit, affection and brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003cb\u003ea passionate, hilarious, joyful \u003c\/b\u003elove letter to Russian literature. * Allison Pearson, Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnchanting\u003c\/b\u003e. Groskop \u003cb\u003efalls in love with the literature\u003c\/b\u003e, her \u003cb\u003eimpressive knowledge \u003c\/b\u003eof which she conveys with a \u003cb\u003echarmingly breezy tone\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeguiling tasting menu\u003c\/b\u003e of some of the finest reading experiences of my life. \u003cb\u003eWitty, likeable, and lighthearted\u003c\/b\u003e, Viv Groskop \u003cb\u003einvites us to embrace the work of these august Russian dead souls\u003c\/b\u003e as belonging to us all * Lionel Shriver *\u003cbr\u003eGroskop has \u003cb\u003ea knack\u003c\/b\u003e of giving you\u003cb\u003e just enough biography\u003c\/b\u003e of the author, \u003cb\u003ejust enough tantalising kiss-and-tell\u003c\/b\u003e detail from the works . . . A \u003cb\u003edelightful primer and companion\u003c\/b\u003e to all the authors you are ashamed to admit you haven't read * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eWhat does \u003cb\u003eTolstoy \u003c\/b\u003ehave in common with \u003cb\u003eOprah Winfrey\u003c\/b\u003e? What can Chekhov teach us about body image? In \u003ci\u003eThe Anna Karenina Fix\u003c\/i\u003e, comedian Viv Groskop \u003cb\u003eshows us how to use Russian literature as self-help\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eeye-opening results\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewry literary memoir\u003c\/b\u003e examining \u003cb\u003ewhat we can learn\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003cb\u003egreat Russian novelists\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eonly second best to reading the stuff itself\u003c\/b\u003e * Sara Wheeler, The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e highly knowledgeable jaunt through 150 years of literature\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733427892567,"sku":"9780241981276","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-anna-karenina-fix-9780241981276","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}