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The Lamplighters

Emma Stonex

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English
Picador
25 May 2021
The 2021 Sunday Times Bestseller 'The novel I've enjoyed most this year' - Hilary Mantel 'A mystery, a love story and a ghost story, all at once. Wonderful' - S J Watson 'Gripping' - Guardian

'Riveting' - Independent 'Excellent' - Observer

'A triumph' - Daily Mail

Cornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish from a remote lighthouse, miles from the shore. The entrance door is locked from the inside. The clocks have stopped. The Principal Keeper's weather log describes a mighty storm, but the skies have been clear all week.

What happened to those three men, out on the tower? The heavy sea whispers their names. The tide shifts beneath the swell, drowning ghosts. Can their secrets ever be recovered from the waves?

Twenty years later, the women they left behind are still struggling to move on. Helen, Jenny and Michelle should have been united by the tragedy, but instead it drove them apart. And then a writer approaches them. He wants to give them a chance to tell their side of the story. But only in confronting their darkest fears can the truth begin to surface . . .

Inspired by real events, The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex is an intoxicating and suspenseful mystery, an unforgettable story of love and grief that explores the way our fears blur the line between the real and the imagined.

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Imprint:   Picador
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 224mm,  Width: 145mm,  Spine: 38mm
Weight:   474g
ISBN:   9781529047318
ISBN 10:   1529047315
Pages:   368
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Author Website:   https://twitter.com/stonexemma?lang=en

Emma Stonex was born in 1983 and grew up in Northamptonshire. Before becoming a writer, she worked as an editor at a major publishing house. The Lamplighters left harbour after a lifelong passion for lighthouses and everything to do with the sea; it has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in the South West with her family.

Reviews for The Lamplighters

The Lamplighters transported me effortlessly to the mysterious Maiden Rock and life on the Cornish coast. Stonex creates a most engaging collection of voices and perspectives that unveil what happened in true pager-turner fashion, a mystery told through vivid prose that had me completely absorbed from start to finish. Haunting, harrowing and heartbreaking, this is a novel that will stay with you.' -- Ashley Audrain, author of <i>The Push</i> A beautifully written, utterly compelling tale -- Jenny Colgan, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe</i> Outstanding. Literary and insanely gripping. -- India Knight Beautifully written and evocative, this is a mystery, a love story and a ghost story, all at once. It kept me gripped throughout, and I didn't want it to end. Wonderful. -- S J Watson, bestselling author of <i>Before I Go to Sleep</i>


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