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Join Boffins Books and the University Club of Western Australia for an in conversation event with Anna Funder on her latest book Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life.
Funder will be in conversation with journalist and local radio broadcaster for the ABC, Gillian O’Shaughnessy.
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… 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 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. 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. ‘
Anna Funder is the author of Stasiland and All That I Am—both international bestsellers, published in more than twenty-four countries—and the novella The Girl with the Dogs. In 2004, Stasiland won the UK’s premier award for non-fiction, the Samuel Johnson Prize and was a finalist for many other awards. All That I Am won many literary awards including Australia’s most prestigious, the Miles Franklin Prize, and was a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. She lives in Sydney.
Wifedom is released on 4th July. Pre-order your copy today!
Make a night of it! By attending this event you have exclusive access to the University Club's Club Café and Bar on the day of the event. Before the talk, why not pop in for a casual drink or a delicious bite to eat?
Club Café and Bar Bookings: 6488 4805
Can't make it? We'll happily arrange to have a copy of Wifedom signed for you. Simply contact us via phone, email or visit us in-store and we'll take care of the rest.
