{"product_id":"9781398801943","title":"The Road to Wigan Pier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'We are living in a world in which nobody is free, in which hardly anybody is secure, in which it is almost impossible to be honest and to remain alive.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1936, at the behest of his publisher, George Orwell set out for Wigan to observe what life was really like in some of the most deprived areas of Britain's industrial heartlands. The result was a revealing and unflinching portrait of the working class of northern England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrilliantly written, strongly opinionated, and uniquely affecting, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wigan Pier\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprovides insights into the poverty caused by the Great Depression, from the horrendous working conditions in the mines to the daily struggle of working people to provide enough food for the family. It is followed by a personal and often humorous consideration of the state of socialism in the country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart polemic, part social reportage, Orwell's classic work is a harrowing and intimate account of inequality filled with observations that remain relevant today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArcturus Essential Orwell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003epresents George Orwell's most acclaimed fiction and non-fiction titles with striking contemporary cover-designs. These unique paperback editions are wonderful collectibles which celebrate one of the most important voices of the 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Orwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":51842485748008,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/7482\/1928\/files\/9781398801943-us.jpg?v=1779221260","url":"https:\/\/hiddengembookco.ca\/products\/9781398801943","provider":"Hidden Gem Book Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}