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Polly Samson


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Polly Samson was born in London in 1962. Her father, Lance Samson, was originally from Hamburg but came to London in 1938 on the Kindertransport. Her mother, Esther Cheo Ying, is the author of Black Country to Red China, a memoir that moves from Shanghai to Dr Barnardo's and back to China where she became a Major in Mao's Army.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Out of the Picture (2000)
   The Kindness (2015)
   A Theatre for Dreamers (2020)
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Collections
   Lying in Bed (1999)
   Perfect Lives (2010)
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Polly Samson recommends
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Under the Same Stars (2022)
Alexandra Heminsley
"I loved being marooned on the island with Maggie. Her wildness and the stark beauty of her life has left me with a deep yearning to follow in Clara's footsteps. Utterly transportive and enjoyable."
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The Island of Missing Trees (2021)
Elif Shafak
"This is an enchanting, compassionate and wise novel and storytelling at its most sublime."
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I Couldn't Love You More (2021)
Esther Freud
"A new Esther Freud novel is always such a treat and I couldn't love this one more."

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Anthologies containing stories by Polly Samson
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Life (2013)
Great Short Stories for Women by Women
edited by
Victoria Hislop

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