By searching for George Orwell?s past, Emma Larkin reveals his relevance to Burma?s present... Review of Secret Histories. Finding George Orwell in a Burmese Teashop, by Emma Larkin. John Murray, London: 2004: 232 pp. "It?s not a bad way to spend one?s time, becoming a habitu้ of teashops, chatting to other bibliophiles, intellectuals, students, and the occasional nasty official. These unique spaces of Burmese life are the primary sources for Emma Larkin?s rich new book, Secret Histories, as she follows the trail of George Orwell?s time in colonial Burma..."