{"product_id":"the-lighthouse-9781771961455","title":"The Lighthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuth, a middle-aged, recently separated man heads to Germany for a restorative walking holiday. During his circular walk along the Rhine, he contemplates the formative moments of his childhood. At the end of the week, Futh returns to what he sees as the sanctuary of his hotel, unaware of the events which have been unfolding there in his absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Moore's\u003c\/b\u003e first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards, winning the McKitterick Prize. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eHe Wants\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2015), were Observer Books of the Year. A third novel, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Seaside\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming in the US from Biblioasis. Her shorter fiction has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest British Horror\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies and is collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Pre-War House and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Moore lives in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlison Moore's first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Awards (New Writer of the Year), winning the McKitterick Prize. Both \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eHe Wants\u003c\/i\u003e, were Observer Books of the Year. A third novel, \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Seaside\u003c\/i\u003e, is forthcoming in the US from Biblioasis. Her shorter fiction has been included in \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest British Horror\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies and is collected in \u003ci\u003eThe Pre-War House and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Manchester in 1971, Alison lives in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border with her husband and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50362920239378,"sku":"9781771961455","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8aeff75c-c0fa-4c95-bc75-ef2e56a2e193.jpg?v=1728398876","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lighthouse-9781771961455","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}