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Kindness

Kindness

Polly Samson

Bloomsbury
2016
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BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A THEATRE FOR DREAMERSAn Observer Book of the Year'Brilliant, tender and beautiful' ANDREW O'HAGAN 'A dark, sexy little masterpiece' JOJO MOYES 'An addictive, cleverly structured and intriguing relationship story of lies and flawed communication' SUNDAY TIMES Book of the Week 'Entices you to revel in its languid, beautifully written prose while demanding that you turn the page to discover the secrets it holds ' OBSERVER Paperback of the week Julian's fall begins the moment he sets eyes on Julia. Julia is married and eight years Julian's senior. Ignoring warnings from family and friends they give up all they have to be together. Their new life offers immense happiness, especially after their daughter Mira is born. But when Mira becomes terrifyingly ill, it is impossible for Julia to conceal the explosive secret that she has been keeping at the heart of their lives.
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A Theatre for Dreamers

A Theatre for Dreamers

Polly Samson

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2021
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Delicious’ Nigella Lawson‘Clever and beguiling’ Guardian‘Sublime and immersive’ Jojo MoyesErica is eighteen and ready for freedom. It’s the summer of 1960 when she lands on the sun-baked Greek island of Hydra where she is swept up in a circle of bohemian poets, painters, musicians, writers and artists, living tangled lives. Life on their island paradise is heady, dream-like, a string of seemingly endless summer days. But nothing can last forever.‘A surefire summer hit ... At once a blissful piece of escapism and a powerful meditation on art and sexuality’ Observer‘Heady armchair escapism ... An impressionistic, intoxicating rush of sensory experience’ Sunday Times‘If summer was suddenly like a novel, it would be like this one. Immaculate’ Andrew O’Hagan
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A Theater for Dreamers

A Theater for Dreamers

Polly Samson

Algonquin Books
2022
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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 It's 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, she's 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 mother's death. Among these artists, she will find an unraveling utopia where everything is tested--the 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 na vet and cruelty, chaos and utopia, artist and muse--and 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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A Theater for Dreamers Lib/E

A Theater for Dreamers Lib/E

Polly Samson

Algonquin Books
2021
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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 It's 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, she's 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 mother's death. Among these artists, she will find an unraveling utopia where everything is tested--the 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 na vet and cruelty, chaos and utopia, artist and muse--and 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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Lying In Bed

Lying In Bed

Polly Samson

Virago Press Ltd
2010
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Do you cover up or reveal it all; seek revenge or just reassurance; let the truth be naked as the day or cloaked in a night-time story? The men and women of Polly Samson's debut fiction all have stories to tell, pasts to forget, futures to forge. Manipulative or meek, used or using, all are aware of the power of truth, deception and little white lies to get what they want or sometimes what they deserve. Some are concerned with the economies of speech, those little 'kindnesses' which protect our loved ones but really ourselves; some investigate the warped logic which adults serve out to children to keep them 'innocent'; all are concerned with the beds we make and the lies we tell in them. . .
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Out Of The Picture

Out Of The Picture

Polly Samson

Virago Press Ltd
2011
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Quite unlike her fair stepsisters, Lizzie is dark and secretive: 'Just like your father' says her mother. But what was her father like? Photos of him are hidden away; snatches of overheard conversation between her mother and her stepfather deepen the mystery. Only her best friend Savannah - also abandoned by her father when she was a baby - knows what it feels like to wonder, to try and piece together an earlier story. But when events propel Lizzie alone to London she stops wondering and starts searching...Beautifully evoking the ache of childhood loss, the scrappy joys of chaotic families, and the hurt and relief of understanding, OUT OF THE PICTURE reveals Polly Samson's talent for laying bare the uncomfortable truths that lie just under the skin - in every family, in every secret.
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Perfect Lives

Perfect Lives

Polly Samson

Virago Press Ltd
2011
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In an English seaside town, lovers and children, young men and middle-aged women, weave in and out of each other's lives and stories.A mother is tormented by her daughter's tattoo; another only pretends to love her baby. A wife stalks her husband and his new lover; a broken egg through a letterbox tells a story that will not go away; the cat thinks he knows best. Threaded throughout are longings for love and poignant disappointments, surprising pleasures and temptations. Some will fall but some, like the small boy at the circus who sees his babysitter fly past on a trapeze wearing little more than a blue bra and spangles, will retain their feeling of awe.PERFECT LIVES, follows Polly Samson's rapturously received first collection, LYING IN BED. They are rueful, knowing, witty, poignant, bashful, bold. Her genius is in the nuance.
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En god gjerning

En god gjerning

Polly Samson

Panta
2020
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"Et mørkt, sexy lite mesterverk" Jojo Moyes "Det er lenge siden jeg har elsket en bok mer" Marian Keyes ÅRETS BOK The Observer & The Times Den enes gode gjerning, er den andres svik Julian faller pladask for den åtte år eldre Julia allerede første gang han ser henne. Julia er gift. De ignorerer alle advarsler fra familie og venner og gir opp alt de har for å være sammen. Det nye livet deres i London er preget av intens lykke, spesielt da deres etterlengtede datter Mira blir født. Det er først da Mira blir forferdelig syk, at det blir umulig for Julia å skjule sin mørke hemmelighet for ham. En hemmelighet hun har bevart i hjertet sitt i alle disse årene.
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Haaveilijoiden saari

Haaveilijoiden saari

Polly Samson

Docendo
2021
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Leonard Cohenin ja Marianne Ihlenin (josta Cohen sai inspiraation lauluunsa So long, Marianne) rakkaustarina Hydran saarella kesällä 1960.Eletään vuotta 1960, ja maailma elää muutoksessa. Missään murros ei ole suurempi kuin Hydran saarella Kreikassa, jossa elää runoilijoiden, taiteilijoiden ja muusikoiden boheemi piiri. Sen ristiriitaista elämää hallitsee levoton kirjailijapariskunta Charmian Clift ja George Johnston. Piirissä rakentuu pian kolmiodraama, jonka kärkinä ovat puoleensa vetävä mutta tuhoisa kirjailija Axel Jensen, hänen lumoava vaimonsa Marianne Ihlen ja nuori kanadalainen runoilija nimeltään Leonard Cohen.Kaiken tämän keskelle saapuu teini-ikäinen Erica, jolla on matkassaan vain tyhjiä muistikirjoja ja suru äidistään. Hän asettuu tämän piirin laidalle ja katsoo kiinnostuneena ja levottomana, miten paratiisi hajoaa.Kreikan paahteessa ja häikäisevässä valossa tapahtuva Haaveilijoiden saari on loistava romaani utopistisista unelmista ja viattomuuden menettämisestä sekä naisten ja miesten sodasta nerouden taistelukentällä.Polly Samson (s. 1962) on englantilainen kirjailija ja sanoittaja. Haaveilijoiden saari on hänen kolmas romaaninsa. Samson on julkaissut myös kaksi novellikokoelmaa ja tehnyt sanoituksia neljälle ykkösalbumille, mukaan lukien Pink Floydin The Division Bell ja David Gilmourin On An Island. Vuonna 2018 hänet valittiin Kuninkaallisen kirjallisuusseuran (Royal Society of Literature) jäseneksi.
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Haaveilijoiden saari

Haaveilijoiden saari

Polly Samson

Docendo
2022
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Leonard Cohenin ja Marianne Ihlenin (josta Cohen sai inspiraation lauluunsa So long, Marianne) rakkaustarina Hydran saarella kesällä 1960.Eletään vuotta 1960, ja maailma elää muutoksessa. Missään murros ei ole suurempi kuin Hydran saarella Kreikassa, jossa elää runoilijoiden, taiteilijoiden ja muusikoiden boheemi piiri. Sen ristiriitaista elämää hallitsee levoton kirjailijapariskunta Charmian Clift ja George Johnston. Piirissä rakentuu pian kolmiodraama, jonka kärkinä ovat puoleensa vetävä mutta tuhoisa kirjailija Axel Jensen, hänen lumoava vaimonsa Marianne Ihlen ja nuori kanadalainen runoilija nimeltään Leonard Cohen.Kaiken tämän keskelle saapuu teini-ikäinen Erica, jolla on matkassaan vain tyhjiä muistikirjoja ja suru äidistään. Hän asettuu tämän piirin laidalle ja katsoo kiinnostuneena ja levottomana, miten paratiisi hajoaa.Kreikan paahteessa ja häikäisevässä valossa tapahtuva Haaveilijoiden saari on loistava romaani utopistisista unelmista ja viattomuuden menettämisestä sekä naisten ja miesten sodasta nerouden taistelukentällä.Polly Samson (s. 1962) on englantilainen kirjailija ja sanoittaja. Haaveilijoiden saari on hänen kolmas romaaninsa. Samson on julkaissut myös kaksi novellikokoelmaa ja tehnyt sanoituksia neljälle ykkösalbumille, mukaan lukien Pink Floydin The Division Bell ja David Gilmourin On An Island. Vuonna 2018 hänet valittiin Kuninkaallisen kirjallisuusseuran (Royal Society of Literature) jäseneksi.
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David Gilmour — Luck and Strange — Studio/Live

David Gilmour — Luck and Strange — Studio/Live

Polly Samson; Alan Yentob

THAMES HUDSON LTD
2025
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This intimate photo chronicle by Polly Samson documents both the recording of David Gilmour's No. 1 album Luck and Strange and the acclaimed tour which saw the Pink Floyd legend playing sellout shows in Rome, London, LA and New York. Samson, who is Gilmour’s partner and creative collaborator, as well as an acclaimed novelist / photographer in her own right, captures the process as the album takes shape: from conception and recording, off-duty and studio immersion, to release and live performance; from candid behind-the-scenes shots, to theatrical stage moments. We see an artist at work, the collaborative process, the moments of light relief – and the focus as the work takes flight. The book features the unmistakable hand lettering of Anton Corbijn on the cover and throughout, plus an interview by rock photographer Jill Furmanovsky with Polly Samson that sheds light on a photographer’s craft, as well as providing insights into Samson's relationship with Gilmour. The foreword is written by the late Alan Yentob.
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Polly

Polly

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS INC
2007
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From her first sexual encounter with a would-be high-school dropout, Polly journeys from adolescence to adulthood, experiencing a series of romantic relationships and learning valuable lessons about men, her family, and herself along the way. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Original. 40,000 first printing.
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Polly

Polly

Graham Duncanson

Lulu.com
2017
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Polly is eighteen when her father, a professional hunter, is killed by a wounded buffalo. Her mother died, when she was born. In theory she is totally on her own. However the Kenyans, who worked for her father and have known her all her life, are very loyal. She is determined to keep the business afloat to protect their jobs. Kenya has recently become independent and there is large scale unemployment. When she finds out that her father had borrowed heavily from the bank and they are going to close the business down and make her bankrupt, she does not despair. She even considers selling herself to a wealthy rancher. Will her beautiful smile and wonderful figure be enough for her to marry the older man she really loves?
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Polly

Polly

William Walton

Awkward Labs
2021
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Polly is the story of a horseshoe crab who discovers a sky full of stars on the night that she hatches, and wants to know more about what she sees. Not satisfied with the answers she gets from the other creatures of the sea, she sets out on her own to discover as much as she can. Her curiosity leads her to many amazing discoveries above the water, including the strange and enigmatic "two feet" that live there - but when one of those encounters leaves her with an unanswered question, her real journey of discovery begins. Polly is a story about self-discovery, the love of learning and exploration, and the quest for knowledge and wisdom. It's a gentle story told through the eyes of one of the world's most gentle and yet misunderstood creatures.
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Polly

Polly

Jeff Smith

The History Press Ltd
2012
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Born in 1911 into a close-knit family, Mary Rebecca Chambers (known to all as Polly) spent her formative years in the heart of the East End. This vivid account of life is told with passion and humour and is brimming with stories of how Londoners, and Polly’s family in particular, lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. Polly was a natural storyteller and this is a compilation of her heart-warming stories, arranged in chronological order, to tell the tale of life as she witnessed it, through adversity and danger, excitement and fun. The captivating anecdotes, poignant and entertaining, are suffused by the sights, sounds and smells of the East End in the first half of the twentieth century. This is a wonderful evocation of a bygone age and her affectionate memoirs will entrance anyone who reads them.
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Polly

Polly

Mary Christner Borntrager

Herald Press (VA)
2015
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Polly Miller doesn't want to move to Texas. No other Amish families live in Lone Prairie, and Polly loves her family and friends in Ohio. But her father's mind is made up. As Polly settles into her new life, she gains a non-Amish friend, Rose Ann, who shares her dresses and makeup with Polly. She also earns the attention of a young hired hand named Tom, who takes her to a rodeo and tells her how pretty she is. Will Polly commit herself to God by following her family's Amish ways, or will a budding Texas romance set her feet on a different path altogether? Ages 10 and up.Book 5 of the Ellie's People: An Amish Family Saga series. Ages 10 and up.The books of the Ellie's People series, beloved classics among young and old readers in Amish and Mennonite communities, are now available for today's reader. Author Mary Christner Borntrager grew up Amish and based her novels on events in her Amish childhood. Fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie series will love learning to know spunky Ellie and her friends and family.What's new in the Ellie's People series: Pennsylvania Dutch glossary at the end of each bookA sample chapter from the next book in the seriesLanguage and examples updated for today's readers
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Polly

Polly

Mark West

Stormblade Productions
2016
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Polly had walked out, leaving her cheating husband and hollow marriage behind, taking only the case she'd already packed - everything else could wait. She flew to Paris to visit Notre Dame and open the next chapter in her life. Dale be dammed. And Paris was everything she needed and more. The grandeur of the ancient city, the Seine and the people. This was the start of something special. Something new. But why did she keep running into a strange man? She had named him Mr Creepy because his smile made her skin crawl. It was probably her imagination, but still... And now she had made new friends, like Katrina and Francois. Never mind their stories about a 'neck-tie murderer' stalking the backstreets of Paris. She was going to have fun. Plain and simple. What could possibly go wrong?
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