Lighthousekeeping

Winterson, Jeanette

ISBN 10: 0156032899 / ISBN 13: 9780156032896

Verlag: Mariner Books, 2006

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Inhaltsangabe:

Lighthousekeeping tells the tale of Silver ("My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate."), an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind Mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of a lighthouse on the Scottish coast. Pew tells Silver stories of Babel Dark, a nineteenth-century clergyman. Dark lived two lives: a public one mired in darkness and deceit and a private one bathed in the light of passionate love. For Silver, Dark's life becomes a map through her own darkness, into her own story, and, finally, into love.

One of the most original and extraordinary writers of her generation, Jeanette Winterson has created a modern fable about the transformative power of storytelling.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

JEANETTE WINTERSON is the author of several works of fiction, essays, and, most recently, a children's picture book. Her numerous awards include the Whitbread First Novel Award, the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize, and the E. M. Forster Award. She lives in Oxfordshire and London.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lighthousekeeping
Verlag: Mariner Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket