Dr Zhivago niece Anna Pasternak sues for £2 million

The great niece of Boris Pasternak is suing another writer for £2 million claiming she stole substantial parts of the book she wrote about her uncle’s epic novel ‘Dr Zhivago,’ a court heard today. (Fri) Anna Pasternak claims her book ‘Lara: The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago’ was the unauthorised source for a work of fiction by Lara Prescott The niece’s book is a biography of Boris Pasternak and his mistress Olga Ivinskaya, who she claims…