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The Blackwater Lightship : A Novel by Colm Tóibín is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Blackwater Lightship : A Novel about?

From back cover: A ... story about three generations of an estranged family reuniting to mourn an untimely death. It is the early 1990s, and Helen ..., her mother Lily, and her grandmother Dora, have come together in a crumbling old house along Ireland's coastal southeast to tend to Helen's adored brother Declan, who is dying of AIDS. With two of Declan's friends, the six of them are forced to plumb the shoals of their own histories and to come to terms with each other.

Who reads The Blackwater Lightship : A Novel?

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

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Colm Tóibín
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Published
2000
Language
EN
ISBN
9780684873893
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.84 / 5 (52 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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