If Anna Funder wishes to attack George Orwell, as she does for page after page in Wifedom, that is, of course, her right. The sad truth, though, is that her efforts to present Eileen Blair as the genius behind Animal farm are ludicrous. This book is the work of a fact-mangling crank, unworthy of a major publisher's imprint
When Adam Sisman approached David Cornwell, aka John Le Carré (pictured), as his possible biographer in 2010, Le Carré cited my messy private life as a reason for being nervous.
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Eileen was born in South Shields and, being an excellent student, got a scholarship to study English at Oxford, where one of her tutors was JRR Tolkien.