Migrating into Books, review
The review
Is it possible to migrate also for art? Can you choose a bohemian place, in this big world, far from home, problems and worries, that will inspire you and that will define your works?
Well, it can.
“A theater for dreamers”. It is the perfect description of the Greek island of Hydra 🇬🇷 as it was in the 60s. An enchanting place, especially for artists looking for inspiration: novelists, painters, poets or singers.
Charmed by the stories illustrated by their former neighbour, author Charmian Clift, Erica, along with her boyfriend, Jimmy, and brother, Bobby, decide to take advantage of their mother’s inheritance, a car and some money, to “migrate” in the perfect place for artists: the island of Hydra.
In the universe described by Polly Samson young people gravitate around the writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, and analytically follow the love triangle between Axel Jensen, his wife, Marianne Ihlen, and the Canadian poet Leonard Cohen.
Whether or not they become writers, what happens to them, but also to their mentors, and what is the outcome of the stories that will hold your breath, you can only find out towards the end of the book.
A very well documented book, which perfectly combines real elements with fiction. We loved it!