Stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. The memory of lost senses by judith kinghorn book community. Peter hill is a young, restless art student in the early 70s when he discovers an opportunity to work for the summer as a lighthouse keeper. Books to read my books the light between oceans summer hill west coast scotland lighthouse keeper last stand book writer book suggestions stargazing. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper kindle edition by peter hill. Peter hill has 96 books on goodreads with 1693 ratings. In 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper on three islands off the west. The independent a passionate account and a fine commemoration of the first profession ever to be made totally redundant. In 1973, peter hill was a 19 year old hippy art student when he was interviewed for the job of relief a moving and hilarious memoir of life on three scottish lighthouses and a beautiful tribute to a longlost vocation that will always capture the imagination. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback, 2004 at the best. He was, he recalls, the very image of the teenage baby boomer. Poynton library a book i love with helen stargazing by.
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The book was published in 2003 1 by canongate books. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill 1841954993. As heartwarming as cheddartopped digestives at 2am. Stargazing by peter hill used very good world of books. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill lighthouses sing like sirens to the primitive in us, tempting us on to the rocks of romance. Jan 01, 2003 stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper published by canongate u.
Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill when peter hill, a lackadaisical student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking fulltime lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a. Peter hills recollections of a summer as a young lighthouse keeper range from funny and thoughtful to the slightly crass and uninteresting. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper bbc radio 4 fm, 28 january 2004 9. A moving and hilarious memoir of life on three scottish lighthouses and a. Then stare at the sky and contemplate the vastness of the universe.
David fraser when, in 1973, art student peter hill answered an ad seeking relief lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on a. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper 9781841956510. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of scotland. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill 26 times the sea chest by toni buzzeo 23 times women who kept the lights. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper bbc radio 4 fm, 30 january 2004 9. Watergate on the television peter hills time as a lighthouse keeper wasnt. It is 1973 and peter hill, his head filled with the vietnam war, frank zappa, jack kerouac, the watergate trial and coronation street, is about to spend six months on various remot. Stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill. A moving and hilarious memoir of life on three scottish lighthouses and a beautiful tribute to a longlost vocation that will always capture the imagination. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill 2005, paperback. Hello lighthouse by sophie blackall, the light between oceans by m. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stargazing. In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders o. Stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter.
A job that no longer exists and a place that is all but unnecessary with todays satellites and gps. Few of these books, however, are as wistfully evocative or as thoughtful as hills stargazing. In 1973, glasgowborn hill impulsively dropped out of art school to train as a lighthouse keeper at a series of remote outposts off scotlands coast. As heartwarming as cheddartopped digestives at 2am telegraph. Peter hill was born to an australian mother and scottish father and grew up in glasgow. For stargazing is a generous book as honest and heartwarming as. Stedman, to the lighthouse by virginia woolf, the lighthouse by p.
Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback, 2004 at the best online prices at ebay. Peter hill when peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an ad in the scotsman seeking relief lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he. A moving and hilarious memoir of life on three scottish lighthouses and a beautiful tribute to a longlost vocation th. Stedman, lighthousekeeping by jeanette winterson, the. When peter hill was a 19 year old student in the early 1970s he decided, despite having no experience, to be a lighthouse keeper. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. His descriptions of fellow keepers he met along the way are colourful and amusing to the extent at which i felt sad when certain keepers left to be replaced by new ones with different traits and personalities.
In this reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd course life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Although i have not finished it yet, i can say that there is nothing to dislike about it, and probably more yet to like. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and.
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