Peel Me a Lotus

A travel writing classic reissued for the first time in 20 years in April 2021 to great acclaim. Now available in a stunning hardback gift edition with illustrated end papers and ribbon and including original illustrations by Nancy Dignan. The inspiration behind Polly Samson's bestseller A Theatre for Dreamers 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 center 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.

About the author

Charmian Clift (1923-69) was a much-loved Australian writer and essayist who wrote two novels, many essays, and collaborated with her husband, George Johnston, on three books. Polly Samson is the author of The Kindness and Perfect Lives.

Summary

A travel writing classic, available for the first time in 20 years in a stunning new edition with original illustrations by Nancy Dignan. The inspiration behind Polly Samson's bestseller A Theatre for Dreamers

Product details

• Authors: Charmian Clift, Clift Charmian
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781838340193
• ISBN: 978-1-8383401-9-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 262 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; TRAVEL / General, Memoirs, Travel & holiday, Travel and holiday, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs