Lighthouse

Lighthouse keepers and their families opened their souls to Tony Parker, Britain’s foremost oral historian and her most expert interviewer.

Charting the lives of lighthouse keepers across the UK, this book offers an insight into a disappearing way of life and the timeless idiosyncrasies of the national character.

With this revelatory portrait of a small community, living on the margins, he has given us an exceptional insight into both human nature and the British character. It is An extraordinary collection of interviews with lighthouse keepers and their families, in their own words – a record of a vanished profession and a vanished Britain of the 1970s.

Described by William Golding as “one of the most fascinating social documents I have ever read”. It captures the delights and downfalls of isolation, the mind games it plays on ordinary people and the romance of the outer reaches of Britain.

Author : Tony Parker

Paperback : 296 pages

SKU : P46277