Post and Courier

Review: Sandra Newman's 'Julia' revisits Orwell’s '1984' from a woman’s perspective

JULIA: A Retelling of George Orwell’s 1984. By Sandra Newman. Mariner Books. 400 pages. $30. It’s hard to imagine a bleaker world than that of Orwell’s 1984. In Airstrip One, Oceania, everyone’s ...
Variety

Feminist Retelling of George Orwell’s ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ Being Courted for Screen Adaptation

Sandra Newman’s “Julia,” a feminist retelling of George Orwell’s much-adapted 1949 dystopian political novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” has found publishers on both sides of the pond. Variety understands ...
The Hill

George Orwell’s estate approves retelling ‘1984’ from woman’s point of view

American writer Sandra Newman got the greenlight from George Orwell’s estate to craft a feminist retelling of “1984.” Newman’s book, entitled “Julia,” tells the story of “1984” through the eyes of ...
NPR

'Julia' revisits George Orwell's '1984,' from a new point of view

With permission from the Orwell estate, Sandra Newman's latest novel takes place in the same world and with many of the same characters as 1984, but retold through the eyes of Winston Smith's love ...
New Scientist

Julia author Sandra Newman:'Orwell's not the only literary misogynist'

The New Scientist Book Club has been reading Sandra Newman’s Julia, which is a retelling of George Orwell’s iconic Nineteen Eighty-Four through the eyes of Julia Worthing, Ministry of Truth mechanic ...