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Stargazing (Paperback)

by Peter Hill (Author)

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Paperback: 340 pages
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd; New edition edition (31 May 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841954993
ISBN-13: 978-1841954998
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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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.

About the Author

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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5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle, but fascinating read, 15 Jan 2004

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This review is from: Stargazing: Memoirs of a Lighthouse Keeper (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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Back in time, 27 Feb 2004

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This review is from: Stargazing: Memoirs of a Lighthouse Keeper (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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An honest, enjoyable read, 23 Oct 2004

By	C. Walls (Cirencester, Gloucestershire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was serialised a while back on BBC R4. I enjoyed what I heard and, when the paperback was published recently, I had to get a copy.

This is a very "honest" book. It describes, in very accessible terms, the experiences of a young man learning about lighthouse keeping. Only once in a while does the author apply 20-20 hindsight to make an observation. It is perceptive and moving, but certainly not without a good amount of humour. My kind of book for sure and I recommend it to anyone. I am left with a feeling that I'd like to visit some of those lights and a sadness that he describes a lifestyle that is now past.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 14 days ago by L. Bretherton

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 2 months ago by Doobiedoobiedoo

4.0 out of 5 stars 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 8 months ago by SCM

5.0 out of 5 stars "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 14 months ago by Mr. R. N. Lock

5.0 out of 5 stars 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 23 months ago by R. Godwin

5.0 out of 5 stars Can I go live on a lighthouse please?
An excellent book, which only suffers from being at written at 25 years' distance instead of chronicled at the time. Read more

Published on 27 Jun 2006 by G. Young

5.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing and humorous glimpse of a lost world
This book is a wonderful memoir of an occupation that no longer exists: the lighthouse keeper. It is also a snapshot of the 1970s: the fashions, the politics, the music. Read more

Published on 12 Jun 2006 by Star_Sea

5.0 out of 5 stars beauty
excellent. stargazing really does conform to the cliche 'page turner'. its funny, unusual, and reads with the ease of a masterpice. Read more

Published on 30 Jan 2006 by H. Jarvis

5.0 out of 5 stars Pints of heavy, flares and Afros
Ah .. the 70s; Oh mm.. growing up! This book brings it all back.
From putting the world to rights with your friends late into the night and earnestly worrying about world... Read more

Published on 17 May 2005 by lothianlandscapes

5.0 out of 5 stars Feelgood factor read!
I first heard of this book on Radio4's "Book of the Week", and enjoyed the excerpts from it so much I bought it to take on holiday to Canada last year. Read more

Published on 5 April 2005 by Hegen

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