A Classic Novel of Memory, Change and Longing
George Orwell's moving novel of nostalgia, memory, and a changing England on the eve of war.
Coming Up for Air is one of George Orwell's most human and reflective novels. George Bowling, a middle-aged insurance salesman, looks back on the lost comforts of childhood while confronting the anxieties of a world sliding toward war. Blending satire, tenderness, and social criticism, Orwell explores memory, class, modern life, and the fear of irreversible change. A deeply relevant and beautifully written classic.