Stargazing memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper book

When peter hill was a 19 year old student in the early 1970s he decided, despite having no experience, to be a lighthouse keeper. Stargazing by peter hill used very good 9781841954554. Its written with humour and candour and takes you right back there with the authors adventures, looking at his relationships with unusual and fascinating people. Watergate on the television peter hills time as a lighthouse keeper wasnt.

Encounters with 50 contemporary artists, from marina abramovic to rachel maclean, and. Read stargazing memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill available from rakuten kobo. Stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of scotland. Peter hill in 1973, peter hill was 19 with hair well past his shoulders and a great set of captain beefheart albums. Poynton library a book i love with helen stargazing by.

Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and hyskeir lighthouses in 1973. Peter hill is a young, restless art student in the early 70s when he discovers an opportunity to work for the summer as a lighthouse keeper. Books to read my books the light between oceans summer hill west coast scotland lighthouse keeper last stand book writer book suggestions stargazing. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthouse keeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and hyskeir lighthouses st anns head lighthouse 180 words view diff exact match in snippet view article find links to article. Stargazing memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter. The 39m metre high lighthouse marks the southern end of the minch, warning of. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and hyskeir lighthouses st anns head lighthouse 180 words view diff exact match in snippet view article find links to article. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stargazing. It isnt really about stargazing but about a young art student named peter hill, who is given an opportunity to work at several lighthouses in scotland. A job that no longer exists and a place that is all but unnecessary with todays satellites and gps. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. What makes stargazing such a beautiful book is that it is more than an elegy to a vanished profession. Wildlife edit gavin maxwell, who fished for basking sharks nearby in 1947, recorded a mass sighting of these sharks.

From these rocky outcrops and uninhabited islands peter hill came of age listening to the tales of older keepers, all of whom had lived fascinating lives around the world. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper bbc radio 4 fm, 28 january 2004 9. Stargazing memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback 9781841954998 published by canongate 31 may 2004. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of.

In 1973, hill was a freshly minted art student, 19. Peter hills recollections of a summer as a young lighthouse keeper range. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback, 2004 at the best online prices at ebay. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper published by canongate u. In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasure of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd courses life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper on three islands off the west coast of scotland. Before taking the job i didnt really think through what a. May 01, 2004 before i took the job i didnt really think through what a lighthouse keeper actually did, admits hill, whose marvelous prose recalls michael caines flavorsome voiceover for the man who would be king. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill 2005, paperback at the best. I liked his insight and unusual perspective of the life and duties of what is now, a redundant profession. Stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter.

Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper bbc radio 4 fm, 30 january 2004 9. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper won scotlands main literary prize, a saltire award, in 2004. Few of these books, however, are as wistfully evocative or as thoughtful as hills. In 1973, glasgowborn hill impulsively dropped out of art school to train as a lighthouse keeper at a series of remote outposts off scotlands coast. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper canongaterandom house australia won a saltire award in 2004 at the national library of scotland.

Peter hills recollections of a summer as a young lighthouse keeper range from funny and thoughtful to the slightly crass and uninteresting. For the next 12 months he would work on 3 legendary lighthouses off the coast of scotland. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill when peter hill, a lackadaisical student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking fulltime lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a. It is 1973 and peter hill, his head filled with the vietnam war, frank zappa, jack kerouac, the watergate trial and coronation street, is about to spend six months on various remot. It isnt really about stargazing but about a young art student named peter hill, who is given an. Although i have not finished it yet, i can say that there is nothing to dislike about it. Lighthouse keeper by the commissioners of the northern lights in edinburgh. Peter hill has 96 books on goodreads with 1693 ratings. This book sat on my physical bookshelf for years and i am glad to have finally read it. This acclaimed book by peter hill is available at in several formats for your ereader. As heartwarming as cheddartopped digestives at 2am telegraph. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and. He is currently completing two books, curious about artists. Stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill.

Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill 2005, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Then stare at the sky and contemplate the vastness of the universe. Booktopia has stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill. His descriptions of fellow keepers he met along the way are colourful and amusing to the extent at which i felt sad when certain keepers left to be replaced by new ones with different traits and personalities. Peter hill when peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an ad in the scotsman seeking relief lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthouse keeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and hyskeir lighthouses in 1973. Now controlled by the northern lighthouse board in edinburgh, it displays three white flashes every thirty seconds. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a, isbn 9781841954998 buy the stargazing ebook. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback, 2004 at the best. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper 9781841956510. In this reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd course life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper. The resulting book is a charming and beautifully written memoir that is not.

In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders o. The book was published in 2003 1 by canongate books. For stargazing is a generous book as honest and heartwarming as. Hyskeir and its lighthouse feature extensively in peter hills book stargazing. In 1973, hill was a freshly minted art student, 19 years old, looking for something out of the way. Jan 01, 2003 stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. Before i took the job i didnt really think through what a lighthouse keeper actually did, admits hill, whose marvelous prose recalls michael caines flavorsome voiceover for the man who would be king.