Anna KareninaTolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self destruction, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition from Penguin Classics. Anna Karenina seems to have everything beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of

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and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo

By Amy Tan

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along with descriptions of habitats and annotated photographs that highlight specific characteristics and other points of interest

With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson

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she points forward to ways America can move beyond the artificial and destructive separations of human divisions

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and four years later became an apprentice pilot on the Mississippi

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