When We Were Almost Young, compiled and edited by Helle V. Goldman, Norway 2018

WHEN WE WERE ALMOST YOUNG

Remembering Hydra through
War and Bohemians

compiled and edited by Helle V. Goldman

Title	When We Were Almost Young - Remembering Hydra through War and Bohemians
Author	compiled and edited by Helle V. Goldman
Country & Year	Norway 2018
Publisher	Tipota Press, Norway
Pages	293. Paperback.
Notes	ISBN 9781987668544
Summary	"The Greek island of Hydra was once famous throughout the Mediterranean for its prosperous sea captains. When fortunes turned, it became an island of humble fishermen and sponge-divers. In the 1950s and 1960s, word spread of Hydra’s unique beauty and incomparable light, and its unconventional community of painters, writers, socialites and other wanderers. Seeking or escaping, they stepped onto Hydra’s horseshoe-shaped harbour and found something that bound them to the island. Some went on to reap global acclaim for their art. One of these was Leonard Cohen, whom Hydra brought together with Marianne Ihlen, inspiration for his timeless songs “So Long, Marianne” and “Bird on a Wire.” Others never entered the limelight. What they shared was an eagerness to forsake the modern rat-race in exchange for a simple life without refrigerators, telephones or cars. This anthology of 14 short memoirs, spanning the 1940s through 1980s, offers the reflections of the contributors on their tender younger selves and the exhilaration, heartbreak, light and darkness that transformed them on this island. The contributors include award-winning author Alison Leslie Gold and London Times and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Martin Klein. Additional material includes a collection of private letters sent to Marianne Ihlen by her friend Sam Barclay in the early 1960s, and a bibliography/filmography of books and feature films about or set on Hydra." Although it does not focus on Leonard or Marianne, they are mentioned several times in it. The book deals with life on Hydra in the 60's, 70's, and 80's

Thanks to Judy Scott for the information

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