The Blackwater Lightship

Zusatztext We shall be reading and living with The Blackwater Lightship in twenty years. Informationen zum Autor Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of several novels, including The Master, Brooklyn , and The Magician , and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín was appointed the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. Klappentext Set in Ireland in the 1990s, Colm Tóibín's The Blackwater Lightship tells the story of the Devereux family. Dora Devereux, her daughter Lily and her granddaughter Helen - have come together after years of strife and reached an uneasy truce. Helen's adored brother Declan is dying. Two friends join him and the women in a crumbling old house by the sea, where the six of them, from different generations and with different beliefs, must listen and come to terms with one another.A story of resolution, compassion and love, The Blackwater Lightship reveals the intense connection between grandmother, mother and daughter. Zusammenfassung A story of resolution, compassion and love, The Blackwater Lightship reveals the intense connection between grandmother, mother and daughter.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Colm Toibin, Colm Tóibín
• Edition: Picador Uk
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: à partir de 18 ans
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 07.03.2008
• EAN: 9780330389860
• ISBN: 978-0-330-38986-0
• Pages: 273
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 18 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); FICTION / Women, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, Family life fiction, Ireland, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Of specific Gay interest, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, Relating to gay people, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay