A Theatre for Dreamers, a spellbinding novel by Polly Samson

 

Από: Leonard Cohen
A Theatre for Dreamers, a spellbinding novel by Polly Samson, which debuted in the UK on the Sunday Times Bestseller List at Number 2, comes to the US (Algonquin) and Canada (Harper Collins) today.
The literary fiction novel takes the reader to the Greek island of Hydra in 1960 where a circle of poets, painters and musicians live tangled lives, ruled by the writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston. Forming within this circle is a triangle: its points the magnetic, destructive writer Axel Jensen, his dazzling wife Marianne Ihlen, and a young Canadian poet named Leonard Cohen. Watching at the periphery of this circle is teenager Erica, who witnesses paradise unravel.
Polly Samson is a writer of fiction and a lyricist whose words have appeared on four number one albums including Pink Floyd’s The Division Bell and her husband David Gilmour’s On An Island.
The audio version of A Theatre for Dreamers is narrated by Polly Samson and was produced by David Gilmour, who also provided score music.
Read more about A Theatre for Dreamers here: https://www.pollysamson.com/books.htm