Light by Margaret Elphinstone
From the acclaimed author of The Sea Road and Voyageurs May, 1831, and on a tiny island off the Isle of Man a lighthouse provides a harsh living from an unusual family. Safe from the disapproving eyes of polite society. Lucy and Diya, sisters-in-law with three children between them, watch over the ancient light on Ellan Bride. But the Scottish lighthouse engineer, Robert Stevenson, is making his name building the remarkable modern Bell Rock light, and Ellan Bride is under threat - and the future of the family hangs in the balance. When Archie Buchanan and Ben Groat arrive to assess the Ellan Bridge ligth, they find themselves in the midst of a charged atmosphere, and emotions escalate to danger point. No one is prepared for the outcome.
The prose is crisp. . but what stands out is Elphinstone's sense of a strange time and place. * * The Times * *
This is true experimental writing: careless of taboo, teeming with ideas, elusive yet utterly controlled. * * Guardian * *
Ephinstone is a worthy successor to writers like Linklater and Mackay Brown, developing themes in the new century with a voice which is distinctly her own. * * Herald * *
This is true experimental writing: careless of taboo, teeming with ideas, elusive yet utterly controlled. * * Guardian * *
Ephinstone is a worthy successor to writers like Linklater and Mackay Brown, developing themes in the new century with a voice which is distinctly her own. * * Herald * *
Margaret Elphinstone is the author of eight previous novels, including Voyageurs and The Sea Road. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in numerous anthologies. She lives in Glasgow and teaches at the Department of English Studies at Strathclyde University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841958057 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841958050 |
| Title | Light |
| Author | Margaret Elphinstone |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2006-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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