{"product_id":"julia","title":"Julia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA PEOPLE Magazine Must-Read Book for Fall 2023 An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2023 A Guardian Biggest New Book of 2023 A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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. Julia 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 1984 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\u003cp\u003eThis masterful retelling reimagines the classic novel as a story of female resilience, cynical survival, and daring rebellion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandra Newman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52025324175661,"sku":"BS-8XD-265349","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9780063265349-HD.jpg?v=1777300945","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/julia","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}