Dr Zhivago plagiarism case turns Lara Prescott's ‘dream’ novel into a nightmare

A NOVELIST locked in a £2million plagiarism fight with a descendant of the author of Dr Zhivago says she sometimes wishes she had never written her bestselling book. Lara Prescott has been dragged to court by Anna Pasternak, who claims she stole key parts of a book she wrote about her great uncle's novel.