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Orwell's Roses

Rebecca Solnits invigorating new book, "Orwells Roses," grew out of a casual conversation with a friend about a newspaper column Orwell wrote in 1946 about the fruit trees and rosebushes he planted around his rural cottage outside London. This led her to realize that all his writing, even the most political, is suffused with a passion for the natural world.

Rebecca Solnit’s book Orwell's Roses digs into the author’s love of gardening and reveals the nurturing roots beneath his dystopian fiction

Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” shot to the top of bestseller lists. Suddenly, it seemed, readers wanted to reacquaint themselves with a world

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking) Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” shot to the top of bestseller lists. Suddenly, it seemed, readers wanted to reacquaint themselves with a world in which “war is peace” and “two plus two equals five.” That historical moment was not the impetus for…

By Rebecca Solnit

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking) Weeks after Donald Trump was elected president, George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” shot to the top of bestseller lists. Suddenly, it seemed, readers wanted to reacquaint themselves with a world in which “war is peace” and “two plus two equals five.”

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking)

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking)

“Orwell’s Roses,” by Rebecca Solnit (Viking)