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If Anna Funder wishes to attack George Orwell, as she does for page after page in Wifedom, that is, of course, her right. The sad truth, though, is that her efforts to present Eileen Blair as the genius behind Animal farm are ludicrous. This book is the work of a fact-mangling crank, unworthy of a major publisher's imprint
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Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light
Human life is very complicated. All of us are constrained by and sometimes hostage to things we cannot easily control or change and might be unwilling to change even if we could. In the new biography of George Orwell's first wife, Eileen, author Anna Funder seems oblivious that factors other than a pernicious patriarchy might have shaped their relationship
A biography of George Orwell questions his saintly image, while a new book about his first wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy, rescues her from invisibility.