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The Lighthouse by Alison Moore (view source)
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It's a short book - but beware. You will read it again before long and that second reading will tell you a great deal more. You will realise the extent to which Moore trusted you on the initial reading to grasp the outline of the story. Now your imagination will fill in the subtle shading. It's a superb book and I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
The Lighthouse is - in August 2012 - on the Booker Long List. I hope it progresses but in the meantime you might enjoy another long listed book which is similarly short and demands a second reading - [[Swimming Home by Deborah Levy]]. We also have a review of [[He Wants by Alison Moore|He Wants]] and [[The Pre-War House and other short stories by Alison Moore|The Pre-War House and other short stories]] both by Alison Moore.
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|name= Robin Leggett
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|comment= I completely agree - the imagery could so easily have seemed forced but it doesn’t at all. It’s sad and haunting. The more deeply I read it the more imagery I started to see too - like the stranger who warns of the coming “storm” for poor old Futh. Credit to the Booker panel for spotting this book from an little known writer from a small publisher - it deserves the wider audience Booker nomination usually brings. Even more credit to them if it makes the short list ...
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