Read the untold love story that inspired Doctor Zhivago

"[A] riveting, tragic tale."—The New Yorker View this email [on the web](. [HarperCollins Publishers] Biography [Lara] Lara—The True Tragedy Behind the Timeless Classic, Now Out in Paperback The heartbreaking story of the love affair between Boris Pasternak, the author of Doctor Zhivago, and Olga Ivinskaya—the true tragedy behind the timeless classic, and a harrowing look at how the Russian government has treated dissidents. When Stalin came into power in 1924, the Communist government began persecuting dissident writers. Though Stalin spared the life of Boris Pasternak—whose novel-in-progress, Doctor Zhivago, was suspected of being anti-Soviet—he persecuted Boris's mistress, typist, and literary muse, Olga Ivinskaya. Boris's affair with Olga devastated the straitlaced Pasternaks, and they were keen to disavow Olga's role in Boris's writing process. Twice Olga was sentenced to work in Siberian labor camps, where she was interrogated about the book Boris was writing, but she refused to betray the man she loved. Drawing on previously neglected family sources and original interviews, Anna Pasternak explores this hidden act of moral compromise by her great-uncle, and restores to history the passionate affair that inspired and animated Doctor Zhivago. Filled with the rich detail of Boris's secret life, Lara unearths a moving love story of courage, loyalty, suffering, drama, and loss, and casts a new light on the legacy of Doctor Zhivago. [PURCHASE FROM HC.COM]( [AMAZON]( [BARNES & NOBLE]( [BOOKS-A-MILLION]( [INDIEBOUND]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( You have received this message from HarperCollins Publishers. If you no longer wish to receive messages like this, [click here](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Terms of Sale]( Copyright © 2018 HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007