{"product_id":"9781771961455-lighthouse","title":"The Lighthouse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this Booker-Prize-nominated novel, one man's contemplative walk through the German countryside has sinister and shocking consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Disquieting, deceptive, crafted with a sly and measured expertise, Alison Moore's story could certainly deliver a masterclass in slow-burn storytelling. \"—\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e is a spare, slim novel that explores grief and loss, the patterns in the way we are hurt and hurt others, and the childlike helplessness we feel as we suffer rejection and abandonment. The brutal ending continues to shock after several re-readings. \"—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"[A] hauntingly complex exploration of the recurring patterns that life inevitably follows, often as a consequence of one's past. \"—\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFuth, a middle-aged, recently separated man heads to Germany for a restorative walking holiday. During his circular walk along the Rhine, he contemplates the formative moments of his childhood. At the end of the week, Futh returns to what he sees as the sanctuary of his hotel, unaware of the events which have been unfolding there in his absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Moore's\u003c\/b\u003e first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards, winning the McKitterick Prize. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eHe Wants\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2015), were Observer Books of the Year. A third novel, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Seaside\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming in the US from Biblioasis. Her shorter fiction has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest British Horror\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies and is collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Pre-War House and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Moore lives in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55422239703414,"sku":"9781771961455","price":13.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33681806.jpg?v=1748591299","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781771961455-lighthouse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}