Set in the late 1800's Russia, Tolstoy's classic novel is about the love affair between the beautiful, aristocratic Anna, a married woman, and the handsome and dashing Count Vronsky. Anna lives with her 9-year-old son and her husband, who is older than she and has some political power. When her husband finds out about the affair, he tells her that they can go on as they have been as long as Anna and Vronsky are discreet. However, Anna and Vronsky cannot go on as they have been and decide to live together, but Anna's son must remain with his father. Society continues to accept Vronsky, but Anna is no longer welcome at dinners, concerts, parties, etc.
This relationship is the center of the book, but circling Anna and Vronsky are other multi-dimensional characters and relationships caught up in the sweep of place and time. It is one of those books that reminds us why some books are "classics"--they're good.
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