<p>This week, Angela is delighted to welcome Anna Funder, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/wifedom-mrs-orwell-s-invisible-life/18860868?ean=9780593315149&amp;next=t&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=22224636854&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=732790598635&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paid_search&amp;utm_campaign=bookshop_dsa_prh&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=177949575354&amp;utm_page={lpurlpath}&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjww-HABhCGARIsALLO6Xz6KTZUAFYKrQa7mFyQIypIRDSsmCSr0kQ1c3NlTyxKsjslrdtdjY8aAlTbEALw_wcB&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22224636854&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40XDKpE3uBUt5GOcZyY-CQ8k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life</a>, to Lit Up. Angie and Anna discuss the untold story of Eileen Blair, the wife of Eric Arthur Blair, better known to the world as George Orwell. Angie and Anna talk about the challenges of being a writer and a mother, Eileen's role in Orwell's success, and how much we're still under the grip of gender roles today.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Lit Up

Angela Ledgerwood

Anna Funder on The Invisible Life of Mrs. Orwell

MAY 6, 202552 MIN
Lit Up

Anna Funder on The Invisible Life of Mrs. Orwell

MAY 6, 202552 MIN

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<p>This week, Angela is delighted to welcome Anna Funder, author of <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/wifedom-mrs-orwell-s-invisible-life/18860868?ean=9780593315149&amp;next=t&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=22224636854&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=732790598635&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paid_search&amp;utm_campaign=bookshop_dsa_prh&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=177949575354&amp;utm_page={lpurlpath}&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjww-HABhCGARIsALLO6Xz6KTZUAFYKrQa7mFyQIypIRDSsmCSr0kQ1c3NlTyxKsjslrdtdjY8aAlTbEALw_wcB&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22224636854&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40XDKpE3uBUt5GOcZyY-CQ8k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life</a>, to Lit Up. Angie and Anna discuss the untold story of Eileen Blair, the wife of Eric Arthur Blair, better known to the world as George Orwell. Angie and Anna talk about the challenges of being a writer and a mother, Eileen's role in Orwell's success, and how much we're still under the grip of gender roles today.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>