![]() ![]() Ester, too, is a heavily flawed character, stuck in a loveless marriage to husband Bernard that is littered with infidelities and loneliness. Ill-prepared for the holiday, Futh’s failed relationships is mirrored by his general inadequacy as we see him getting lost and suffering from both sunburn and blisters.įuth’s chapters are interwoven with those of Ester’s the landlady of Hellhaus – lighthouse in German – the guesthouse in which Futh spends the first and last day of his walking tour. ![]() Of a lonely and, at times, socially awkward disposition, Futh seemingly lacks any kind of support network and throughout the novel remains adrift, waiting to see where the tide takes him. ![]() The novel begins on a North Sea Ferry, on whose blustery deck stands middle-aged Futh, en route to Germany for a restorative walking holiday following his recent separation from wife, Angela. Published by Norfolk-based Salt Publishing, The Lighthouse is yet another Man Booker Prize nomination that champions the work of independent publishers. The winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 will be announced in less than a fortnight, and having read just one of the shortlisted titles, I decided to read Alison Moore’s debut novel The Lighthouse. ![]()
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