Mermaid singing ; Peel me a lotus
Clift, Charmian, 1923-19692001
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These two classic travel works by Charmian Clift describing the life she and her Australian family led in Greece in the 1950's are re-released here in one volume to coincide with the publication of Nadia Wheatley's landmark biography of Charmian. In Mermaid Singing - written during the first miraculous year of discovery - she records the family's adaptation to the primitive sponge-diving island of Kalymnos. Peel Me a Lotus continues the exploration as Clift and Johnson buy a house on the island of Hydra, in the middle of the summer tourist trail. Clift's writing about Greece was undervalued at the time of first publication, because she wrote from a women's point of view and recorded the intimate details of daily life. It is exactly this quality which enables this classic to appeal to a new generation of readers.
Main title:
Mermaid singing ; Peel me a lotus / Charmian Clift.
Author:
Clift, Charmian, 1923-1969, author
Imprint:
Pymble, N.S.W. : HarperCollins, 2001.©2001
Collation:
422 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Notes:
Mermaid singing :First published: 1956.Peel me a lotus: First published: 1959.
ISBN:
0732268869 (pbk)9780732268862 (pbk)9780732268862 (paperback)
Dewey class:
949.58074949.5807
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Clift, Charmian, 1923-1969Clift, Charmian, 1923-1969 -- Travel -- GreeceJohnston, George Henry, 1912-1970Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970 -- Travel -- GreeceKalymnos (Greece : Municipality) -- Social life and customsKalymnos (Greece : Municipality) -- Description and travelHydra Island (Greece) -- Social life and customsHydra Island (Greece) -- Description and travel
BRN:
74048
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 949.5807 CLI | Onloan - Due: 14 May 2024 |