War and Peace Book 2

Name: War and Peace Book 2
Author: Leo Tolstoy
ISBN: 9781802563054

Author: Leo Tolstoy
Read by: Eloise Fairfax
Language: English
Length: 4 hours
ISBN: 9781802563054
Published: 6 February 2025
Imprint: Sovereign

Russia
aristocracy
Napoleon
war
family
love
society
ambition
1805
inheritance

All titles

Description

In Book 2 of War and Peace tensions rise as Napoleon’s army advances toward Russia. Pierre Bezukhov, inheriting a vast fortune, struggles with his newfound status and searches for meaning in chaotic high society. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, disillusioned with family life after his wife’s death, eagerly rejoins the military, hoping to find purpose in war. The Rostov family experiences both joy and hardship: Nikolai gambles away their money, while Natasha blossoms into a spirited young woman. Tolstoy contrasts personal dramas with the grandeur of war, exploring themes of fate, ambition, and the human condition. As battles loom, characters grapple with their roles in an unfolding destiny.

Author

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born to a titled family at Yasnaya Polyana, served in the Crimean War, and wrote the two novels that made Russian fiction a world event: War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The first holds a nation at war and at home; the second holds a marriage until it breaks. Later he turned from the worldly novel toward essays and moral tales, arguing with church, property, and his own fame. One hundred and six titles here.

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