At its opening, Stiva [*]
In this work, Sergei Koznyshev visits his half-brother and castigates him for quitting an administrative post. Varenka and another character's brother Nikolai are recovering at a spa in Germany in this novel. One character is courted by Konstantin Levin and flirts with Veslovsky. At its opening, Stiva [*] Oblonsky is caught cheating on his wife, Dolly.  One character in this work rides the horse Frou-Frou too hard and breaks her back, and rejects Kitty for the title character. That woman, the lover of Count Vronsky, dies by throwing herself under a train. For 10 points, name this novel by Leo Tolstoy.
In this work, Sergei Koznyshev visits his half-brother and castigates him for quitting an administrative post.
Anna Karenina