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The resulting book is a charming and beautifully written memoir that is not only a heartfelt lament for Hill's own youth and innocence but also for a simpler and more honest age.
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PETER HILL was born to an Australian mother and Scottish father but grew up in Glasgow. Following his brief stint as a lighthouse keeper he did a number of jobs but for the past twenty years he has focussed most of his energy into his art and working as an art critic. He has written for many publications and in 1986 founded the arts magazine Alba. For the past ten years he has lived in Sydney.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a great book! Very readable, this book gives a fascinating insight into what it was like to work on a lighthouse. Seen through the eyes of a young art student, the book describes the quirky characters of other keepers and gives enough detail about the working of the lighthouse to be interesting, but not too much technical detail. My only criticism of the book is that it is not long enough - I felt really sad to finish the book and (like Peter) return to the hussle and bussle of the outside world. Thoroughly recommended for a charming, easy read.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A thoroughly good read. Had it from library on no renewal basis on Wednesday and was able to return it on Saturday as I could not stop reading it. An easy to read style with a wealth of marvellous stories about the other lighthouse keepers. A dip back in time to the early 70's though the references to the music were beyond me. I had heard two episodes on Book of the Day (radio4) and just had to read it for myself. Highly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ask nearly anyone who knows me and they will tell you of my lighthouse obsession. I've been in love with lighthouses for years now, and when I saw this book in the shop, I just had to get it. The book has been written in a fantastic style that makes the words flow off the page and into your head, a very easy read. The book is great as both a commentary of being a lighthouse keeper and as a commentary of the time when it was happening; peoples views on things like war and Watergate being shown as well.
The book really captured me, and I couldn't put it down.
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Stargazing - An enjoyable book to read
I wouldn't have found this book had it not been that the author Peter Hill is the father-in-law of my recently married cousin. Read more
Published 3 months ago by LB
Heard on Radio
I heard this read on book of the week several years ago and always meant to read it in full. I am glad I tracked it down, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Flo
a really, really lovely book to read
I LOVE lighthouses, its a shame theres not more books out there like this one.
Its a gentle meander through a brief time in an artists life. Read more
Its a gentle meander through a brief time in an artists life. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T.
Shining Towers
A remarkable account of working in a lighthouse. It starts from the time when the author, then a 19 year old graduate, was interviewed for the post of relief lighthouse keeper. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Manderley
stargazing
I found this by accident in the library.
I enjoyed it that much I had to get a copy for me and a friend.
Its a lovely book you can read time and again.
I enjoyed it that much I had to get a copy for me and a friend.
Its a lovely book you can read time and again.
Published on 27 Feb 2010 by Mr. P. O. Salmon
I loved this book - different, with a gentle appeal
Well, having been a teenager in Scotland in the 1970s I did get many of the references, but even if you are younger than 50, this book will still hold some interest for you. Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2009 by L. Bretherton
Very enjoyable read
This book is well worth a read. Great stories of some of the characters that the author meets on his spell in the lighthouses. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Doobiedoobiedoo
Change never Stops
This is a gentle but engaging story of transition . The main story line is of a young art student transforming into a lighthouse keeper over the course of a summer. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2009 by SCM
"Wonderful book"
Stargazing is an uplifting and educational book; it gives you an understanding of the lives of lighthouse keepers to savour. Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2008 by Mr. R. N. Lock
Stargazing
A fabulous read. Just finished it and feeling sorry to have done so. Loved it. He writes so well it seems funny that he does not appear to have written anything else. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2007 by R. Godwin
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