{"product_id":"eileen-sylvia-topp-9781800180260","title":"Eileen","description":"\u003cp\u003eZelda, Nora, Vera, and now Eileen  this is the story of George Orwell's first wife, a woman who shaped, supported and even saved the life of one of twentieth century's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the never-before-told story of George Orwell's first wife, Eileen, a woman who shaped, supported, and even saved the life of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, Eileen O'Shaughnessy's futuristic poem, 'End of the Century, 1984', was published. The next year, she would meet George Orwell, then known as Eric Blair, at a party. 'Now that is the kind of girl I would like to marry!' he remarked that night. Years later, Orwell would name his greatest work, Nineteen Eighty-Four, in homage to the memory of Eileen, the woman who shaped his life and his art in ways that have never been acknowledged by history, until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the time they spent in a tiny village tending goats and chickens, through the Spanish Civil War, to the couple's narrow escape from the destruction of their London flat during a German bombing raid, and their adoption of a baby boy, Eileen is the first account of the Blairs' nine-year marriage. It is also a vivid picture of bohemianism, political engagement, and sexual freedom in the 1930s and '40s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough impressive depth of research, illustrated throughout with photos and images from the time, this captivating and inspiring biography offers a completely new perspective on Orwell himself, and most importantly tells the life story of an exceptional woman who has been unjustly overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sylvia Topp","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46435143287027,"sku":"9781800180260","price":27.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781800180260.jpg?v=1732129574","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/eileen-sylvia-topp-9781800180260","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}