{"product_id":"lighthousekeeping-9780156032896","title":"Lighthousekeeping","description":"Lighthousekeeping tells the tale of Silver (\"My mother called me Silver. I was born part precious metal, part pirate.\"), an orphaned girl who is taken in by blind Mr. Pew, the mysterious and miraculously old keeper of a lighthouse on the Scottish coast. Pew tells Silver stories of Babel Dark, a nineteenth-century clergyman. Dark lived two lives: a public one mired in darkness and deceit and a private one bathed in the light of passionate love. For Silver, Dark's life becomes a map through her own darkness, into her own story, and, finally, into love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most original and extraordinary writers of her generation, Jeanette Winterson has created a modern fable about the transformative power of storytelling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEANETTE WINTERSON \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of several works of fiction, essays, and, most recently, a children's picture book. Her numerous awards include the Whitbread First Novel Award, the John Llewelyn Rhys Prize, and the E. M. Forster Award. She lives in Oxfordshire and London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726061277458,"sku":"9780156032896","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0fcdd544-33ca-4cc8-b5e9-b8290562d970.jpg?v=1734852924","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lighthousekeeping-9780156032896","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}