{"product_id":"julia-by-sandra-newman-9780063265349","title":"Julia","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Must-Read Book for Autumn 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Autumn 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Biggest New Book of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJulia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It's 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. In this gripping work of feminist fiction, Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell's \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen in this dystopian society: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. \u003ci\u003eJulia\u003c\/i\u003e takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell's now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e universe. This unique perspective on a forbidden love under totalitarian rule lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis masterful retelling reimagines the classic novel as a story of female resilience, cynical survival, and daring rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397885509868,"sku":"9780063265349","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13857593482210.jpg?v=1773730469","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/julia-by-sandra-newman-9780063265349","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}