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Lighthousekeeping

by Winterson, Jeanette

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0151011176
ISBN 13
9780151011179
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Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc.; A Harvest Book, 2005. 232 pages; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First U.S. Edition. Fine DJ. "My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate. Orphaned and anchorless, Silver is taken in by blind Mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of the Cape Wrath lighthouse. Pew tells Silver ancient tales of longing and rootlessness, of journeys that move through place and time, of passion and betrayal. His stories center on Babel Dark, a local nineteenth-century clergyman who lived two lives: a public one mired in darkness and a private one bathed in a beacon of light. Pew's stories are, for Silver, a map through her own particular darkness, into her own story and, finally, into love. With Lighthousekeeping, Winterson begins a new cycle and a return to the lyrical intimacy of her earliest work. One of the most original and extraordinary writers of her generation, Winterson has created a modern fable about the transformative power of storytelling. / JEANETTE WINTERSON is the author of seven novels, a short-story collection, a book of essays, and most recently a children's picture book. She has won numerous awards, including the Whitbread First Novel Award, the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize, and the E. M. Forster Award. She lives in Oxfordshire and London." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.

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My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate. Orphaned and anchorless, Silver is taken in by blind Mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of the Cape Wrath lighthouse. Pew tells Silver ancient tales of longing and rootlessness, of journeys that move through place and time, of passion and betrayal. His stories center on Babel Dark, a local nineteenth-century clergyman who lived two lives: a public one mired in darkness and a private one bathed in a beacon of light. Pew's stories are, for Silver, a map through her own particular darkness, into her own story and, finally, into love. With Lighthousekeeping, Winterson begins a new cycle and a return to the lyrical intimacy of her earliest work. One of the most original and extraordinary writers of her generation, Winterson has created a modern fable about the transformative power of storytelling.

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Title
Lighthousekeeping
Author
Winterson, Jeanette
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st
ISBN 10
0151011176
ISBN 13
9780151011179
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc.; A Harvest Book
Place of Publication
Orlando, FL
Date Published
2005
Size
8vo

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