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‘Riveting, tragic tale’ New Yorker
‘Anna Pasternak has produced an irresistible account of joy, suffering and passion’ Financial Times
The heartbreaking story of the passionate love affair between Boris Pasternak and Olga Ivinskaya – the tragic true story that inspired Doctor Zhivago.
‘Doctor Zhivago’ has sold in its millions yet the true love story that inspired it has never been fully explored. Pasternak would often say ‘Lara exists, go and meet her’, directing his visitors to the love of his life and literary muse, Olga Ivinskaya. They met in 1946 at the literary journal where she worked. Their relationship would last for the remainder of their lives.
Olga paid an enormous price for loving ‘her Boria’. She became a pawn in a highly political game and was imprisoned twice in Siberian labour camps because of her association with him and his controversial work. Her story is one of unimaginable courage, loyalty, suffering, tragedy, drama and loss.
Drawing on both archival and family sources, Anna Pasternak’s book reveals for the first time the critical role played by Olga in Boris’s life and argues that without Olga it is likely that Doctor Zhivago would never have been completed or published.
Anna Pasternak is a writer and member of the famous Pasternak family. She is the great-granddaughter of Leonid Pasternak, the impressionist painter and Nobel Prize winning novelist Boris Pasternak was her great-uncle. She is the author of three previous books.
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#1 January book on Ophrah.com
’Utterly compelling and meticulously researched, this revealing look at an epic love affair transforms our understanding of a literary masterpiece’ Michael Sheldon
‘Riveting, tragic tale’ New Yorker
‘Anna has produced a fascinating and often heart breaking portrait. Her book, which proceeds as suspensefully as a criminal investigation, is a testament to the profound bond between writer and muse.’ O Magazine
‘A gripping and well-researched book [that] seeks to establish Olga’s place in history’ Express
‘[A] gripping if sad chapter in history and she tells it well’ Evening Standard
‘Meticulously researched’ Sunday Times
‘Anna Pasternak has produced an irresistible account of joy, suffering and passion’ Financial Times
‘A story with enough romance and suffering to make a moving novel or film in its own right’ Observer
‘Anna Pasternak does not spare an ounce of drama nor detail from the story of her great uncle's love affair with Olga Ivinskaya, the inspiration for Doctor Zhivago’s Lara. The result is a profoundly moving meditation on love, loyalty, and, ultimately, forgiveness’ Amanda Foreman
‘A … marvellously interesting book … There are no happy endings in either [‘Doctor Zhivago’ or ‘Lara’], but both are fascinating tales’ Spectator
‘Passionate and intriguing … this is a brave and necessary rebuttal to much of the historical record’ Country & Town House
‘A fascinating story … I had already read Doctor Zhivago, but I wish I could have read this book then, too, for I have now been greatly enlightened, as well as much entertained’ Country Life
‘An enchanting love story, wonderfully told’ Sir Ronald Harwood
‘Lara is a quest to give recognition to a woman immortalized in Doctor Zhivago, yet consumed by the meat grinder of the Soviet state, then erased by the Pasternak family. Lara – the story of one of Stalin’s innumerable victims, is a particularly poignant book’ Washington Post--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Anna Pasternak is a writer and member of the famous Pasternak family: her great-grandfather was Leonid, the impressionist painter, her great-uncle was Boris the Nobel prize winning novelist, her grandmother was Josephine the philosopher and her father is revered Oxford biochemist Professor Charles Pasternak. Anna was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
A sympathetic portrait of a woman who saw her lover in the same 'heroic light' as he saw himself.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
An enchanting love story, wonderfully told.-- "Sir Ronald Harwood, screenwriter of The Pianist"
An irresistible account of joy, suffering, and passion.-- "Financial Times (London)"
Anna details his two marriages, the Russian people's love of Boris' poetry, and the love affair that not only dominated his life but also allowed him, she posits, to write Doctor Zhivago.-- "Booklist"
Anna Pasternak does not spare an ounce of drama nor detail from the story of her great-uncle's love affair...The result is a profoundly moving meditation on love, loyalty, and, ultimately, forgiveness.-- "Amanda Foreman, New York Times bestselling author"
Narrator Antonia Beamish's British accent and pleasant alto voice move steadily through the story...Beamish's pace allows one to take in all the information and...keeps listeners engaged.-- "AudioFile"
This accessible history sketches the stories of a literary love affair and a great novel whose cultural and political impact may now seem almost unimaginable to a modern audience.-- "Publishers Weekly" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.
From the Back Cover
Drawing on previously neglected family sources and original interviews, Anna Pasternak tells the heartbreaking story of the love affair between her great uncle Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and his muse, Olga Ivinskaya. Filled with the rich detail of Boris's secret life, Lara unearths a moving love story of courage, loyalty, suffering, drama, and loss, casting a new light on the legacy of a timeless classic.--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.
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ASIN : B01CC8DO5A
Publisher : William Collins (25 August 2016)
Language : English
File size : 18534 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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5.0 out of 5 stars WonderfulReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 5 June 2021
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If you cherish Dr Zhivago, then this book is a must read. Olga is most definitely Lara and Pasternak should have married her. Who goes to a Gulag for you?
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Seraphina Moon Pekkala
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointedReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 January 2023
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This book was just too politically orientated for me
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Mrs. Mary Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 22 July 2018
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A most wonderful and beautiful book which has sent me right back to Dr Zhivago; a book to treasure.
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Katharine (Kate) Carreaux
5.0 out of 5 stars honest and well-researched. beautifully written and easy to embrace. thank you.Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 3 December 2017
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beautiful book about a story that changed MY life.............thank you.
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nutmeg
5.0 out of 5 stars Lara another dimension !Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 20 September 2016
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I greatly enjoyed reading this book in conjunction with Dr Zivago the book and film!
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