Anna Funder has a habit of writing about humans in extremis: under the Stasi, then the Nazis, and now, she's taken on the patriarchy in her new book Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life. It's an act of resurrection for Eileen O'Shaughnessy, the brilliant woman who married George Orwell, contributed to his work and was erased from his story.Reading list:Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life, Anna Funder, 2023All That I Am, Anna Funder, 2011Stasiland, Anna Funder, 2003Burmese Days, George Orwell, 1934Animal Farm, George Orwell, 19451984, George Orwell, 1949Anam, André Dao, 2023Restless Dolly Maunder, Kate Grenville, 2023Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and TwitterGuest: Anna Funder

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