Welcome back to our year long read of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. In this episode, Rhea and Shari break down the whole tragic event of Natasha’s inevitable break up with Andrei. They wonder how many more times Dolokhov will keep appearing where there’s trouble-making. They worry over Andrei’s heart and wonder over Marya’s words to him about forgiveness. They are finally satisfied with Tolstoy spending all those chapters last month on Nikolai and the hunt. They hope—multiple times—that Anatole and Hélène get what’s coming to them. Finally, they discuss the ways all things are positioning themselves to come to a head in Moscow with the War of 1812.

If you’re looking for the next set of bookmarks, as well as where in the world the bookmarks are, read Rhea’s latest W&P post:

A programming note: Due to scheduling and travel conflicts, our next War and Peace episode on July’s reading will drop later in August (not the first Friday as usual.)

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