Lighthousekeeping [Paperback]

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.

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UK PRAISE FOR LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING

A brilliant, glittering piece of work, the kind that makes you gasp out loud at the sheer beauty of the language. -THE INDEPENDENT

There is something rare and rather beautiful about Jeanette Winterson's writing. Never needlessly embellished, often darkly droll, it is spare but rich; timeless yet fresh . . . as poignant as it is powerful. -TIME OUT LONDON