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Ghost lights by Lydia Millet is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ghost lights about?

<p><strong>“Surreal, darkly hilarious and profound.”—<em>San Francisco Chronicle</em></strong></p> <p><em>Ghost Lights</em> stars an IRS bureaucrat named Hal—a man baffled by his wife’s obsession with her young employer, T., and haunted by the accident that paralyzed his daughter, Casey. In a moment of drunken heroism, Hal embarks on a quest to find T.—the protagonist of Lydia Millet’s much-lauded novel <em>How the Dead Dream</em>—who has vanished in a jungle. On his trip to Central America, Hal embroils himself in a surreal tropical adventure, descending into strange and unpredictable terrain (and an unexpected affair with a beguiling German woman).</p> <p><em>Ghost Lights</em> is Millet at her best—beautifully written, engaging, full of dead-on insights into the heartbreaking devotion of parenthood and the charismatic oddity of human behavior. The book draws us into a darkly humorous, sometimes off-kilter world where bonds of affection remain a reliable magnetic north. <em>Ghost Lights</em> is a startling, comic, and surprisingly philosophical story.</p>

Who reads Ghost lights?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Lydia Millet
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780393343458
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.35 / 5 (132 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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