num_pages: 368
description: This biography of Sophia Tolstoy tells the previously unknown story of a talented woman who was central to Leo Tolstoy's life and creativity. Tolstoy's wife of 48 years, Sophia was also his publisher, photographer, and biographer-- that on top of raising their 13 children. However, for a century after Tolstoy's death she has been negatively portrayed.
language: English
title: Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography
publisher: Free Press