Intimidated by her father,the rector of Knype Hill,Dorothy performsher submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Herthoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the churchschool play,by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor and by debtsshe cannot pay in 1930s Depression England. Suddenly her routineshatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out in London. She iswearing silk stockings,has money in her pocket and cannot remember hername. Orwell leads us through a landscape of unemployment,poverty andhunger,where Dorothy's faith is challenged by a social reality thatchanges her life.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141184654Number of pages: 336Weight: 247 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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