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Mrs. Orwell

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The Roaring Twenties are over, fascism is on the rise across Europe, and the dream of a workers' paradise is all but dead. But in the midst of these turbulent times, a love story unfolds—one that will forever reshape our political language and how we view... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Eileen Blair, wife and partner of George Orwell, is brought out of her husband’s shadow in this riveting graphic novel, which follows the couples’ tireless campaign to expose difficult political truths through art.

Eileen Blair, wife and partner of George Orwell, is brought out of her husband's shadow in this riveting graphic novel, which follows the couples' tireless campaign to expose difficult political truths through art.

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The Roaring Twenties are over, fascism is on the rise across Europe, and the dream of a workers' paradise is all but dead. But in the midst of these turbulent times, a love story unfolds—one that will forever reshape our political language and how we view the future.

Mrs. Orwell follows poet Eileen Blair and her husband, George Orwell, as they forge the professional and romantic partnership that will eventually bring us Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. From a honeymoon fighting in the Spanish Civil War to narrow escapes from Stalin's agents and the London Blitz, the Blairs' campaign against fascism brings them face-to-face with some of the greatest threats of the 1930s. But while George struggles to make his voice heard despite political censorship, Eileen must fight to preserve her own voice within a marriage that threatens to consume her.

This sweeping account of Eileen Blair's brief but dazzling life casts a light on a long-overlooked figure and her persistent defense of that most beloved, most vulnerable principle: the power of the pen.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250877857

Publisher: Castle Point Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Castle Point Books

Illustration: full-color illustrations throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Brahm Revel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Andrea Chalupa is the writer and producer of the award-winning journalistic thriller Mr. Jones, directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring James Norton, Peter Sarsgaard, and Vanessa Kirby, about Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine. She is the cohost of Gaslit Nation with Sarah Kendzior and helped launch #DigitalMaidan, a hashtag of Ukraine's EuroMaidan Revolution and the 2017 March for Truth, demanding transparency in the Russia/Trump investigation. She graduated from UC Davis and regularly speaks about Ukraine and Russia to the press and schools. She lives in Brooklyn. Brahm Revel is an American artist and writer best known for his creator-owned comic series Guerillas, published by Oni Press. His other works include Now Let Me Fly, written by Ron Wimberly. He has also created comics for Marvel, Boom!, and IDW, where he helped develop the character Jennika for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle universe. This led to a nomination for a 2020 National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for his work on TMNT: Jennika II. Brahm has also worked in the film and animation industries, most notably storyboarding for the animated show The Venture Bros. He currently lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.

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