Wifedom : Mrs Orwell's invisible life
Funder, Anna, 1966-2024
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Place reservation for Wifedom : Mrs Orwell's invisible lifeLooking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own - when she uncovers his forgotten wife, it's a revelation. Eileen O'Shaughnessy's literary brilliance shaped Orwell's work and her practical nous saved his life. But why - and how - was she written out of the story? Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder recreates the Orwells' marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and WWII in London. As she rolls up the screen concealing Orwell's private life she is led to question what it takes to be a writer - and what it is to be a wife.
Main title:
Wifedom : Mrs Orwell's invisible life / Anna Funder.
Author:
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
449 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: UK: Viking, 2023.Originally published: Australia: Hamish Hamilton, 2023.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780241482742 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912920 BLAB-BLAB/BLA
LC class:
PR6029.R8
Local class:
B BLA823.912
Language:
English
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BRN:
3738821
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