Wonderfully entertaining, hilarious. Contains the distilled wisdom of some of the greatest writers who ever lived. Explored with dancing wit, affection and brilliance , this is a passionate, hilarious, joyful love letter to Russian literature.-- Allison Pearson, Sunday Telegraph Enchanting . Groskop falls in love with the literature , her impressive knowledge of which she conveys with a charmingly breezy tone -- Observer A beguiling tasting menu of some of the finest reading experiences of my life. Witty, likeable, and lighthearted , Viv Groskop invites us to embrace the work of these august Russian dead souls as belonging to us all-- Lionel Shriver Groskop has a knack of giving you just enough biography of the author, just enough tantalising kiss-and-tell detail from the works . A delightful primer and companion to all the authors you are ashamed to admit you haven't read-- The Times What does Tolstoy have in common with Oprah Winfrey ? What can Chekhov teach us about body image? In The Anna Karenina Fix , comedian Viv Groskop shows us how to use Russian literature as self-help , with hilarious and eye-opening results -- Good Housekeeping A wry literary memoir examining what we can learn from the great Russian novelists -- Stylist Funny and only second best to reading the stuff itself -- Sara Wheeler, The Spectator A highly knowledgeable jaunt through 150 years of literature -- Observer.