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Wifedommrs Orwells Invisible Life

Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life
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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A marvellous book . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, do...

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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Wifedom Mrs Orwell’S Invisible Life af Anna Funder

THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE'A marvellous book . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation' Tom Hanks'Furious and fascinating' The Times*****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. *****'A spellbinding achievement' FT'Brilliant' Claire Tomalin'Wonderful, unexpected and exciting' Antonia Fraser

Detaljer

Forlag
Viking
ISBN
9780241482728
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
464
Udgivelsesdato
17-08-2023
Format
Hardback
Varenr.
3221406
EAN nr.
9780241482728
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
242
Bredde (mm)
166
Længde (mm)
43
Vægt (g)
692

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