War and Peace

The official tie-in to the BBC miniseries, with an exclusive introduction by series writer Andrew Davies

Tolstoy’s beguiling masterpiece entwines love, death and determinism with Russia’s war with Napoleon and its effects on those swept up by the terror it brings. The lives of Pierre, Prince Andrei and Natasha are changed forever as conflict rages throughout the early 19th century. Following the rise and fall of some of society’s most influential families, this truthful and poignant epic is as relevant today as ever.