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Wifedom

Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life

Anna Funder Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood Jane Slavin

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English
Bolinda Audio Books
04 July 2023
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 …

And 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.

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Imprint:   Bolinda Audio Books
Country of Publication:   Australia
Edition:   Simultaneous Release
Dimensions:   Height: 122mm,  Width: 132mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   68g
ISBN:   9781867594482
ISBN 10:   186759448X
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   CD-Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active

Anna Funder is the author of the internationally acclaimed prize-winner STASILAND, and the No. 1 bestselling novel ALL THAT I AM. Anna Funder’s writing has received numerous accolades and awards. Her essays, feature articles and columns have appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Monthly, Ny Tid, Best Australian Essays and Best Australian Science Writing. A sought-after speaker, Anna has toured in many countries. A former DAAD (Berlin), Australia Council, NSW Writing Fellow and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, in 2011 Anna was named in the ‘Top 100 People of Influence’ by the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2011 Anna was appointed to the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts. Before turning to writing full-time in the late 1990’s, Anna worked as an international lawyer for the Australian Government focusing on human rights, constitutional law, and treaty negotiation. After jettisoning a legal career to write STASILAND, she jobbed for a time as a radio and television documentary producer at the ABC. Anna holds BA (Hons), LLB (Hons) and an M.A. and a Doctorate in Creative Arts, and speaks fluent French and German. She grew up in Melbourne and Paris, and lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and three children. Australian actress and voiceover artist Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood has always been an avid reader and lover of audiobooks. Completing her acting training at NIDA, she is best known for her work as the thoroughly British Olivia Bligh in the internationally acclaimed Australian period drama, A Place to Call Home. Other acting credits include The Crucible and Gallipoli with Sydney Theatre Company, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and Underbelly: Razor. Storytelling through narration is a great passion for Arianwen and she is delighted to be voicing for Bolinda. Jane Slavin is an English actress who has performed on stage, television, radio and for audiobooks. She has narrated novels by Mark Dawson and Holly Webb and appeared on BBC Radio for a variety of dramas, including Doctor Who: The Paradise of Death. On television, you can find her in Coronation Street, Always and Everyone and Doctors.

Reviews for Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life

'A masterpiece ... written almost like a novel, with a perfect mix of compassion and distance.' (on Stasiland) -- The Sunday Times 'Superb ...' (on Stasiland) -- The New York Times 'Imaginative, compassionate and convincing.' (on All That I Am) -- Wall Street Journal


  • Long-listed for Indie Australian Book Awards 2024
  • Long-listed for Indie Australian Book Awards Non-Fiction 2024
  • Long-listed for Women's Prize for Non Fiction 2024
  • Short-listed for ABIA Audiobook of the Year 2024
  • Short-listed for ABIA Biography Book of the Year 2024
  • Short-listed for Gordon Burn Prize 2024
  • Short-listed for Indie Book Awards Non Fiction 2024

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