War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy'If you've never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don't read War and Peace, you live it' The Times Tolstoy's enthralling epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. He creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political

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The Raptures explores how tragedy can unite a small community - and tear it apart

The hunger is constant

Exploring the depths of her gift with the help of psychoactive substances and a seemingly insane teacher

and discover the secret of her birth

Thirty years later

a portrait of the narrator is drawn by contrast

expansive and detailed

enlightening and masterly' Spectator

Leda anticipates a period of loneliness and longing

but also the condition of women

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