Lighthousekeeping

Lighthousekeeping is a 2004 novel by Jeanette Winterson. The novel depicts the perilous unbalanced psychology of the narrating character Silver, who becomes an apprentice to a lighthouse keeper. and follows in Winterson's typically mythological and metaphorical writing, exploring themes of storytelling, love and history. The novel received mixed reviews, with some reviewers seeing it as a continuation of Winterson's success of as a literary writer, while others frustrated by her writing.