When Vittoria Devine & Lily Power find themselves sitting next to each other on a flight to New York, they discover they both
...Gordon Comstock is a man in thrall to his principles...
He believes that money lies at the heart of all society's evils, so he decides to trade in his well-paid job at an advertising agency for the humble wages of a bookshop assistant.
Gordon Comstock is a man in thrall to his principles...
He believes that money lies at the heart of all society's evils, so he decides to trade in his well-paid job at an advertising agency for the humble wages of a bookshop assistant.
As poverty strikes, he finds that it infects every element of his life.
His poetry lies neglected, his relationships with his friend Ravelston & his girlfriend Rosemary suffer, & bitterness threatens to overwhelm him.
Drawn from Orwell's own experiences,  Keep the Aspidistra Flying exposes the dangers of capitalist society in a narrative that ranges from the tragic to the satirical.
Lyrically written & darkly humorous, it is a masterpiece of fiction that remains as relevant today as when it was first written.
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