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Indlæser... The Lamplighters (2021)af Emma Stonex
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. e Plus elisabeth.guillemenet@gmail.com Livres Obtenir la version papier de ce livre▼ Les gardiens du phare Emma Stonex Stock, 9 mars 2022 - 448 pages Au cœur de l’hiver 1972, une barque brave la mer déchaînée pour rejoindre le phare du Maiden Rock, à plusieurs milles de la côte de Cornouailles. À son bord se trouve la relève tant attendue par les gardiens. Mais, quand elle accoste enfin, personne ne vient à leur rencontre. Le phare est vide. La porte d’entrée est verrouillée de l’intérieur, les deux horloges sont arrêtées à la même heure, la table est dressée pour un repas qui n’a jamais été servi et le registre météo décrit une tempête qui n’a pas eu lieu.Arthur Black, le gardien-chef de la Maiden, Bill Walker son irréprochable second et Vince, le petit nouveau, se sont volatilisés. Vingt ans plus tard, alors que la mer semble avoir englouti pour toujours leurs fantômes, les veuves des trois hommes, Helen, Jenny et Michelle, ne peuvent oublier cette tragédie. Au lieu d’être unies dans le deuil et le chagrin, elles ne cessent de se déchirer, accablées par le poids de silences, de rancœurs et de remords bien trop lourds pour enfin tourner la page.Jusqu’au jour où un écrivain à succès les approche. Il veut entendre leurs versions de l’histoire et tenter de percer le mystère du Maiden Rock. Petit à petit, le vernis se craquelle, le sel de la mer envahit le présent, et les secrets profondément enfouis refont surface... ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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"Inspired by a haunting true story, a gorgeous and atmospheric novel about the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote tower miles from the Cornish coast--and about the wives who were left behind What strange fate befell these doomed men? The heavy sea whispers their names. Black rocks roll beneath the surface, drowning ghosts. And out of the swell like a finger of light, the salt-scratched tower stands lonely and magnificent. It's New Year's Eve, 1972, when a boat pulls up to the Maiden Rock lighthouse with relief for the keepers. But no one greets them. When the entrance door, locked from the inside, is battered down, rescuers find an empty tower. A table is laid for a meal not eaten. The Principal Keeper's weather log describes a storm raging round the tower, but the skies have been clear all week. And the clocks have all stopped at 8:45. Two decades later, the wives who were left behind are visited by a writer who is determined to find the truth about the men's disappearance. Moving between the women's stories and the men's last weeks together in the lighthouse, long-held secrets surface and truths twist into lies as we piece together what happened, why, and who to believe. In her riveting and suspenseful novel, Emma Stonex writes a story of isolation and obsession, of reality and illusion, and of what it takes to keep the light burning when all else is swallowed by dark"-- No library descriptions found. |
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It jumps between 1972 and 1992 30 years.
The story is 3 men who are working on the Maiden light house which is based off the coast of Cornwall one day in December 1972 disappear its a total mystery to their Wife's and Trident the company that looks after the Light house
Its all very confusing, a reporter in 1992 is sniffing around the Widows of Vince, Bill and Arthur he wants to write about this incident, he opens old wounds.
The families have now all moved on.
The story of what really happens slowly emerges Bill went a bit nuts as he found out Arthur was having an affair with his wife. Vince drowns but Bill didn't really try and save him he kills Arthur but in the process of getting rid of his body when Bill also drowns.
He tried to frame Arthur for the mystery, Bill was going to fake his own death and hide out until the coast was clear.
Bit hard going in places, gives you a view into what working on a Light house was like . ( )