Anna Funder: A Woman in Full

Anna Funder has specialised in writing unconventional accounts of European history in her previous works Stasiland and All That I Am. Now, in Wifedom, she explores the unsung life of George Orwell’s brilliant wife, Eileen O’Shaughnessy. In this event, discover how Funder used newly-discovered letters to recreate the Orwells’ life during two major wars in Europe, and examine together what is the true price of women’s work.In conversation with Jenny Niven.

Categories: History, How We Live, Women/Feminism

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The People History Forgot

This series looks at some of the fascinating figures who came close to power during their lifetimes, yet in their deaths have been relegated to the margins – until now. In this diverse range of events, explore the unexamined lives of individuals who are worthy of their own chapter in the book of history…