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A Theater for Dreamers
A Theater for Dreamers | Polly Samson
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"Sublime and immersive . . . If you wish you could disappear to a Greek island right now, I highly recommend." Jojo Moyes, #1 bestselling author of Me Before You "This gorgeous, glimmering summer read is itself perfect summer: irresistible and deep, Samson's lyric sentences pulling you into unforgettable sunlight and shadow." Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses Its 1960, and the world teeters on the edge of cultural, political, sexual, and artistic revolution. On the Greek island of Hydra, a proto-commune of poets, painters, and musicians revel in dreams at the feet of their unofficial leaders, the writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, troubled queen and king of bohemia. At the center of this circle of misfit artists are the captivating and inscrutable Axel Jensen, his magnetic wife Marianne Ihlen, and a young Canadian ingenue poet named Leonard Cohen. When eighteen-year-old Erica stumbles into their world, shes fresh off the boat from London with nothing but a bundle of blank notebooks and a burning desire to leave home in the wake of her mothers death. Among these artists, she will find an unraveling utopia where everything is testedthe nature of art, relationships, and her own innocence. Intoxicating and immersive, A Theater for Dreamers is a spellbinding tour-de-force about the beauty between navet and cruelty, chaos and utopia, artist and museand about the wars waged between men and women on the battlegrounds of genius. Roiling with the heat of a Grecian summer, A Theater for Dreamers is, according to the Guardian, a blissful piece of escapism and a surefire summer hit.
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Oryx
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Sunday - that's all I need for now.

squirrelbrain Ah…..lovely! 💕 3y
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Oryx
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Reading for escapism this week. If you need me, I'll be on Hydra.

squirrelbrain I have this too, on Kindle. Looking forward to your thoughts. 3y
CarolynM I've got a copy but I haven't got around to it yet. Maybe we can push each other to pick it up soon @squirrelbrain I'm interested to see how close it is to the real Charmain and George. 3y
squirrelbrain Great idea @CarolynM - shall we do a #buddyread? I have a couple of other buddy reads going on at the mo, so anytime to suit you after a few weeks time, if you fancy it. I know nothing of the real-life stories so it will be a learning experience for me. 3y
CarolynM @squirrelbrain Sounds good. Let me know when you're ready 3y
Oryx @CarolynM @squirrelbrain I don't know anything about the real people - but so far I'm loving the sunshine and atmosphere. 3y
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Verity
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Next bedtime read!

CarolynM I have this on my shelf but haven't got around to it yet. How are you finding it? 4y
Verity @CarolynM mmmm. Haven‘t got that far yet - hardbacks always take me longer because they‘re so unwieldy! 4y
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I am on my way to work on the purple train and it‘s Friyay! I am rugged up as the weather has turned cold this week and I am very sore from my pole dancing choreography class last night. Too many shoulder stands. This book is providing a great distraction. In the background is one of my favourite trees, a jacaranda. I stop reading every morning to enjoy its beauty. @JeffyRoo your book will be posted this arvo. #LMPBC @thegreensofa @suvata

JeffyRoo Love it, especially the Jacarandas!!1 4y
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emmaturi
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It took a few chapters but then I got into it. Mostly set on the Greek island Hydra in the 1960s. It was an artistic community including Leonard Cohen and his girlfriend. Joining them is Erica who along with her boyfriend and brother drive from London to Hydra after the death of her mother. And Erica becomes part of the comings and going on the island of this little community
It was atmospheric and vivid, it certainly made me want to go there.

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emmaturi
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I am currently reading both books. Both are good! I will get them finished by tomorrow! #currentread