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    Sonia Mary Brownell (25 August 1918 – 11 December 1980), better known as Sonia Orwell, was the second wife of writer George Orwell. Sonia is believed to be the model for Julia, the heroine of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

  2. Jun 15, 2003 · IN a life of brilliant passions, Sonia Brownell's 14-week marriage to George Orwell stands out as the lackluster chapter. To the altar the bride trailed a resplendent past.

  3. 1 day ago · Born Eric Blair in 1903, Orwell had a short but prolific writing career, chronicling politics, poverty and social injustice before his early death from tuberculosis in January 1950, just seven ...

  4. Jul 6, 2003 · Orwell’s death in early 1950 devastated Sonia, a fact confirmed by other Orwell biographers (Shelden aside), though a rendezvous with Merleau-Ponty shortly after still excites nasty...

  5. Aug 16, 2023 · A previous version of this article misidentified the woman in the top photo as George Orwells first wife, Eileen. She is his second wife, Sonia. The photo of Sonia Orwell has been removed...

  6. Jan 8, 2018 · The Girl From The Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell by Hilary Spurling. Sonia Brownell became Sonia Orwell just two or three months before the author’s death and, until she herself died in 1980, was the executor and gatekeeper of the Orwell legacy.

  7. Jun 8, 2003 · Through Horizon Sonia eventually encountered George Orwell, already suffering from the tuberculosis that would kill him. When he began work on 1984, she served as the model for Winston Smith's...

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