Orwell's Roses

Orwell's RosesRebecca Solnit (author) 'Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening' George Orwell In 1936 Orwell planted roses at his cottage in Hertfordshire. Over eighty years later Rebecca Solnit encounters them, and is inspired to explore a different side to the great writer and activist to the one we know so well. Following his journey from the coal mines of England to taking up arms in the Spanish Civil War, and his explosive critiques of Stalin

to bring [Hesse] back into the orbit of serious appreciation in the English-speaking world

the Austrian founder of Anthroposophy

and a Fellow of the British Academy in 1994

Revolutionary in its approach

high sensitivity can lead them to cease to engage with the outside world

linked by strange events at a rambling country house

temperaments and character

musician and anthroposophist with a strong Celtic impulse and a life-long interest in esoteric wisdom

With over 15 years of experience writing and speaking on Islam and spiritual development

opening up a clear path of personal development

pansy and chamomile which impart their restorative powers

Regenerates and recovers skin