“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” With this iconic opening line, Tolstoy begins his sweeping tale of love, betrayal, and the complexities of the human heart. In Volume I of Anna Karenina, we enter the glittering yet restless world of 19th-century Russian aristocracy, where personal desire clashes with social convention. At the heart of the story is Anna, a beautiful and intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage. When she meets the dashing Coun ...