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
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