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Anne funder6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.Ĭompelling 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. Using newly discovered letters from Eileen to her best friend, Funder recreates the Orwells’ marriage, through the Spanish Civil War and WW II in London. But why – and how – was she written out of the story? Eileen O’Shaughnessy’s literary brilliance shaped Orwell’s work and her practical nous saved his life. When she uncovers his forgotten wife, it’s a revelation. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own… Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. 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 Here, Anna Funder not only re-makes the art of biography, she resurrects a woman in full. Join us as we celebrate the exclusive Brisbane launch of Anna Funder's Wifedom.Ī blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time. ![]()
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