Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anniversary Edition

Jul 29, 2025 3:00 AM

Author:George Orwell

First published in 1949, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readers.

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101. . .

Reviews

Hilarious ... Love it to bits.

—— Joanne Harris

Any satire of village life depends for its gags on an ensemble of engaging eccentrics, and Stuart's zesty narrative style is tailor-made for farce. Her flesh-and-blood creations . . . feel entirely homegrown . . . Stuart injects her own brand of va-va-voom.

—— Independent

Fast, furious and incredibly funny . . . Julia Stuart sets a great pace in this lip-smacking mix of food, foolishness and fun.

—— SHE magazine

Entertaining.

—— Financial Times

A lovely, quirky novel...this will entertain any Francophile...a lovely holiday read.

—— French Magazine

A gentle comedy full of warmth and Stuart's genuine affection for the Perigord and its people...perhaps best enjoyed sitting in a sunny garden with a baton of French bread, a Cabécou cheese, and a large glass of Bergerac.

—— Glasgow Herald

A witty magic-realist take on the 'Toujours Provence' genre, this is funny, charming and steeped in the scents and tastes of rural France.

—— Independent on Sunday

Georgie is a lively, intensely sympathetic narrator ... brimming with warmth and busyness

—— Guardian

Marina Lewycka is an instantly likeable writer, funny, intelligent and refreshingly generous in her assessments of people and their motivations. She writes about modern life so well. An extremely enjoyable read

—— New Statesman

Uplifting. Lewycka's style is so appealing, so friendly

—— Sunday Times

A truly engaging and funny book

—— Woman

Lewycka is a good, serious writer with a strong, original voice

—— Sunday Telegraph

A very funny and touching story of a friendship and a mystery unravelled

—— Woman & Home

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