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Orwell Story Fascinating
RECEIVED Tue., June 22, 2010
Dear Editor,
By an interesting coincidence, I had just finished reading The Girl From the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell, by Hilary Spurling, when "A Night in Barcelona" was the theme of Michael Ventura's June 18 “Letters at 3am.” The theme and characters and people are scattered in the book, especially in the early sections. I wonder if Ventura has read the superb biography, which is also a chronicle of art, theatre, literature, and life in England and France, notably London and Paris, covering the several decades after World War II. It also clearly clears Sonia Orwell's behavior after his death. This is a fascinating story for anyone, and if copies can be located, a great read.
By an interesting coincidence, I had just finished reading The Girl From the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell, by Hilary Spurling, when "A Night in Barcelona" was the theme of Michael Ventura's June 18 “Letters at 3am.” The theme and characters and people are scattered in the book, especially in the early sections. I wonder if Ventura has read the superb biography, which is also a chronicle of art, theatre, literature, and life in England and France, notably London and Paris, covering the several decades after World War II. It also clearly clears Sonia Orwell's behavior after his death. This is a fascinating story for anyone, and if copies can be located, a great read.
Rhoda W. Russell
