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The lighthouse keepers daughter hazel gaynor hardcover. Stargazing memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback 9781841954998 published by canongate 31 may 2004. Stargazing is more than a book about romantic dreams of lighthouse keeping. Peter hill was born to an australian mother and scottish father and grew up in glasgow. Following his brief stint as a lighthouse keeper, he had a number of jobs but for the past twenty years has focused. Stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. Peter hills recollections of a summer as a young lighthouse keeper range from funny and thoughtful. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and.
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