Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit week art These are the words of

These are the words of Pope Francis himself and with them the Pope has unlocked the Closet

but what does he want now

subtlety and humanity

chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London

Orwell's Roses by Rebecca Solnit week art These are the words of'Outside my work the thing I care most about is gardening' wrote George Orwell in 1940. Inspired by her encounter with the surviving roses that Orwell planted in his cottage in Hertfordshire, Rebecca Solnit explores how his involvement with plants, particularly flowers, illuminates his other commitments as a writer and antifascist, and the intertwined politics of nature and power. Following his journey from the coal mines of England to taking up arms