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Polly Samson - A Theatre For Dreamers (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Sunday Times Bestseller.
Erica is eighteen and ready for freedom. It's the summer of 1960.
The world is dancing on the edge of revolution, and nowhere more so than on the Greek island of Hydra, where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled by the writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled king and queen of bohemia.
Settling on the periphery of this circle, Erica watches, entranced and disquieted, as a paradise unravels.
Burning with the heat and light of Greece, A Theatre for Dreamers is a spellbinding novel about utopian dreams and innocence lost - and the wars waged between men and women on the battlegrounds of genius.
Life on their island paradise is heady, dream-like, a string of seemingly endless summer days. But nothing can last forever.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Modern Mainstream Fiction
- Published : 2020 (This Edition 2021 - Bloomsbury)
- ISBN : 9781526600592
- SKU : B002973
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A surefire summer hit . . . At once a blissful piece of escapism and a powerful meditation on art and sexuality' - The Observer.
'Heady armchair escapism . . . An impressionistic, intoxicating rush of sensory experience' Sunday Times 'If summer was suddenly like a novel, it would be like this one. Immaculate' - Andrew O'Hagan.
'Such a lyrical, elegant and beautifully told story.' - Joanna Cannon.
'So vivid that you can see the sun-washed white houses and blue seas.' - Good Housekeeping, Book of the Month.
'I cannot tell you how much I needed this beautiful book to transport me back to 1960's Greece! Lyrical, sexy, tender and sad in places. Highly recommended.' - Erin Kelly
'This radiant novel will transport you straight to Greece - a blessing . . .' - Cosmopolitan.
'Delicious.' - Nigella Lawson.
'This well-crafted novel beautifully captures the texture of a halcyon age in which anything seems possible.' - Daily Mail.
'Hands down the best book I've read all year. Luminous, immersive, gorgeous, profound.' - Joanne Harris.
The Author
Polly Samson is an English novelist, lyricist, and journalist. She is married to musician David Gilmour and has written the lyrics to many of Gilmour's works, both as a solo artist and with the group Pink Floyd.
She is the author of two short story collections and two previous novels. Her work has been shortlisted for numerous prizes, translated into several languages and has been dramatised on BBC Radio 4.