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The Girl from the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Gardners Books
Publication date
June 5, 2003
Pages
208
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780141008172
ISBN-10
0141008172
Dimensions
0.75 by 5 by 7.75 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$10.80
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
George Orwell's second wife was portrayed by many of her husband's biographers as a manipulative gold-digger. This work aims to show here that Sonia Orwell was altogether different: beautiful, intelligent and artistic, Sonia's loyalty to her late husband brought her nothing but despair.
Editions
Hardcover
from Counterpoint (May 1, 2003)
9781582432434 | details & prices | 193 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $24.00
About: A portrait of George Orwell's second wife notes her achievements with Cyril Connolly on 'Horizon' magazine, her editorial work on her husband's nonfiction writings, his portrayal of her as Julia in '1984,' and the burdens she took on in widowhood.
About: A portrait of George Orwell's second wife notes her achievements with Cyril Connolly on 'Horizon' magazine, her editorial work on her husband's nonfiction writings, his portrayal of her as Julia in '1984,' and the burdens she took on in widowhood.
Paperback
from Counterpoint (May 5, 2004)
9781582432441 | details & prices | 193 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $14.95
About: Sonia Orwell, widow of George Orwell, was blamed for exploiting his name and squandering his fortune after he died.
About: Sonia Orwell, widow of George Orwell, was blamed for exploiting his name and squandering his fortune after he died.
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New edition from Gardners Books (June 5, 2003)
9780141008172 | details & prices | 208 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $10.80
About: George Orwell's second wife was portrayed by many of her husband's biographers as a manipulative gold-digger.
About: George Orwell's second wife was portrayed by many of her husband's biographers as a manipulative gold-digger.
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