{"product_id":"wifedom-mrs-orwells-invisible-life","title":"Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEileen 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 WW II 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCompelling and utterly original, \u003cem\u003eWifedom\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt is a book that speaks to our present moment as much as it illuminates the past. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anna Funder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43998767546625,"sku":"9780241482742","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-742.png?v=1709917038","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/wifedom-mrs-orwells-invisible-life","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}