New. <p><b>THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER<br /><br />'Truly wonderful... Anna Funder has written another brilliant human portrait.' Claire Tomalin </b><br /><br /><b>A BLAZING, GENRE-BENDING MASTERPIECE FROM ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE WRITERS OF OUR TIME</b><br /><br />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 . . .<br /><br />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?<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Compelling and utterly original, <i>Wifedom</i> 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.<br /><br /><b>'Simply, ...

UK: Viking. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine unclipped dustjacket - My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & PREPUBLICATION DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Date: 2023. 2023. Viking ISBN 0241482720 9780241482728 [GB]

UK Viking 2023 1st Edition Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket 1st Printing. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback-in a fine unclipped dustjacket-My books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED & PREPUBLICATION DATED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures available upon request.