Anna Funder
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life
Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life
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In her book "Wifedom," Anna Funder explores the life of George Orwell's wife, Eileen O Shaughnessy, who was written out of his story. Using newly discovered letters, Funder recreates the Orwells' marriage and questions what it takes to be a writer and a wife. The book is a masterpiece that speaks to the unsung work of women and offers a breathtakingly intimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the 20th century.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 464 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Truly wonderful... Anna Funder has written another brilliant human portrait.
- Claire Tomalin
A BLAZING,GENRE-BENDING MASTERPIECE FROM ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE WRITERS OF OUR TIME
Looking 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.
Compelling and utterly original, Wifedom speaks to the unsung work of women everywhere today, while offering a breathtakingly intimate view of one of the most important literary marriages of the 20th century. It is a book that speaks to our present moment as much as it illuminates the past.
Simply, a masterpiece. Here, Anna Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full. And this in a narrative that grips the reader and unfolds through some of the most consequential moments - historical and cultural - of the twentieth century.
Geraldine Brooks, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Weight: 320g
Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241482742
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