Neglect is a relative term. Charmian Clift is a good example. In the U.S., she gained slight notice for her two books about life on a Greek island back in the 1950s, disappeared after that, and is utterly unknown today. However, in Australia, she and her husband, the novelist George Johnston are major figures in the country’s cultural history.
I wrote elsewhere about the Johnston family — see "In the footsteps of the Johnston family" — and always thought I had read everything ever written by or about George Johnston and Charmian Clift since my years in Greece during which I visited their old home on the island of Hydra.
Imagine my surprise and delight when, during some aimless 'googling' today, I came across "The Broken Book" which is a fictionalisation of Charmian Clift's life. And it is available on ebay both as a paperbook and audiobook. Of course, I ordered both, even though I could not help myself already dipping into the online book at www.archive.org.
