by Colm Tóibín · Paperview Limited · tapa dura · ISBN 9782874271823
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«The Blackwater Lightship» is the novel by Colm Tóibín, published by Paperview Limited in hardback (224 pages, in English).
Helen discovers that her brother Declan has AIDS and, when his death seems imminent, takes him to their grandmother's house, atop the cliffs by the sea. The forced cohabitation unearths grudges, secrets and unspoken longings, in a story about illness, family and reconciliation.
It belongs to the Great Irish Writers collection, of which it is the third volume. The work was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999 and the Dublin Literary Award in 2001.
Recommended for readers of literary fiction, Irish literature and reading groups.
Colm Tóibín is an Irish novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist, critic, playwright and poet.
