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Now one of them – the Blackwater Lightship – is gone, and its absence resonates with the loss that haunts the family at the center of the story. Helen O’Doherty’s younger brother, twenty-eight-year-old Declan, is dying. At his request, Helen joins Declan and their estranged mother, Lily, at their grandmother’s home for five days.
The Blackwater Lightship is a 1999 novel written by Irish novelist Colm Tóibín. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize . Tóibín conceived the book while traveling in Spain and, as he did not have access to a typewriter, bought a pen and notebook, which prompted his return to writing in longhand .
- Colm Tóibín
- 1999
Aug 13, 1999 · November 5, 2015. In The Story of the Night, Colm Tóibín told the stories of men living with AIDS in New York in the late 80s. In The Blackwater Lightship, he transposes this storyline to Ireland in the late 90s, a vastly different setting. Helen, a school principal, discovers that her brother Declan is in hospital with AIDS.
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Conclusion. Colm Tóibín's "The Blackwater Lightship" is a masterful exploration of family dynamics, secrets, and the enduring power of love and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the Irish coastline, the novel's rich tapestry of characters and themes offers readers a deeply affecting and thought-provoking literary experience.
Aug 22, 2000 · And when Willem becomes a movie star, they all bask in his glow. Eventually, the tone darkens and the story narrows to focus on Jude as the pain of his past cuts deep into his carefully constructed life. The phrase “tour de force” could have been invented for this audacious novel. 65. Pub Date: March 10, 2015.
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The Blackwater Lightship is a great and humanizing novel." - Men's Journal, Mark Levine This information about The Blackwater Lightship was first featured in " The BookBrowse Review " - BookBrowse's membership magazine, and in our weekly " Publishing This Week " newsletter.
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Shortlisted for the Booker Prize, The Blackwater Lightship is a deeply resonant story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. In spare, luminous prose, Colm Tóibín explores the nature of love and the complex emotions inside a family at war with itself. Hailed as “a genuine work of art” (Chicago ...
