The Anna Karenina Fix by Viv Groskop
7.5 out of 10

An English woman astutely writes about Russian literature, Russian authors, Russian culture, the years she spent studying in Russia in her early adulthood, and the lessons learned.

[Don't throw yourself under a train.] [Don't leave your wife while she's pregnant.] [Don't wear tight shoes on prison visits.] [Don't fall in love with your best friend's wife.] [Don't kill your best friend in a duel.] [Don't kill old ladies for money.] [Don't keep going on about Moscow.] [Don't forget to take your spoon to prison with you.] [Don't get run over by a tram after talking to Satan.] [Don't buy non-existent peasants as part of a get-rich-quick scheme.] [Don't try to kill Napoleon.]