Finding herself at a "moment of peak wifedom" six years ago, Anna Funder says she could have dealt with the inevitable mid-life crisis through "yoga, or something really healthy." Instead, she found George Orwell.

As Ms Funder described to Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons, poring through Orwell's works lead her to discover not only the powerful women behind Orwell and other famous male novelists, but also the undeniable energy these women brought to the written word.

Finding herself at a "moment of peak wifedom" six years ago, Anna Funder says she could have dealt with the inevitable mid-life crisis through "yoga, or something really healthy." Instead, she found George Orwell.
As Ms Funder described to Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons, poring through Orwell's works lead her to discover not only the powerful women behind Orwell and other famous male novelists, but also the undeniable energy these women brought to the written word.

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