Peel Me a Lotus

by Charmian Clift

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Pub Date Apr 01 2021 | Archive Date Apr 30 2021

Muswell Press

Biographies & Memoirs | History | Travel

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Description

The inspiration behind the Sunday Times bestseller A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson

In 1951 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post-war London for Greece. Settling first on the tiny island of Kalymnos, then Hydra, their plan was to live simply and focus on their writing The result is Charmian Clift's best known and most loved books, Mermaid Singing and Peel Me a Lotus.

Peel Me a Lotus, the companion volume to Mermaid Singing relates their move to Hydra where they bought a house and grappled with the chaos of domestic life whilst becoming the centre of an informal bohemian community of artists and writers. That group included Leonard Cohen, who became their lodger, and his girlfriend Marianne Ihlen.

Clift paints an evocative picture of the characters and sun-drenched rhythms of traditional life, long before backpackers and mass tourism descended

The inspiration behind the Sunday Times bestseller A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson

In 1951 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post-war London for Greece...

A Note From the Publisher

A travel writing classic, available for the first time in 20 years in a stunning new edition with original illustrations by Nancy Dignan

Charmian Clift (1923-69) was a much-loved Australian writer and essayist she wrote two novels, many essays and collaborated with her husband, George Johnston on three books.

A travel writing classic, available for the first time in 20 years in a stunning new edition with original illustrations by Nancy Dignan

Charmian Clift (1923-69) was a much-loved Australian writer...

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A Note From the Publisher

A travel writing classic, available for the first time in 20 years in a stunning new edition with original illustrations by Nancy Dignan

Charmian Clift (1923-69) was a much-loved Australian writer and essayist she wrote two novels, many essays and collaborated with her husband, George Johnston on three books.

Advance Praise

‘These are blissful reissues that will bring Grecian heat and light to your life, and much more besides’

Editor’s Travel Choice. The Bookseller

‘A really beautiful writer who just puts you right there’ Polly Samson

‘The Australians drank more than other people, they wrote more, they got sick more, they got well more, they cursed more, they blessed more, and they helped a great deal more. They were an inspiration.’

Leonard Cohen on Charmian Clift & George Johnston

‘These are blissful reissues that will bring Grecian heat and light to your life, and much more besides’

Editor’s Travel Choice. The Bookseller

‘A really beautiful writer who just puts you right...