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The lighthouse

Marcia Muller

1987296 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1987
first published
  • 1987St. Martin's Press · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780312001506
  • 1988Hale · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780709031727
  • 2001G.K. Hall · 392 pages · ENGISBN 9780783896168

Jan and Alix, a young professor and his wife, retreat to a remote coast for a year so that he can research his book. When Jan doesn't return one night, and then the police show up inquiring about a dead body, Alix's worry gives way to dread, as she recalls Jan's recent blackouts and memory lapses.

How it feels

MoodScared
AtmosphereTense

How it reads

Character focusTwo hander

Worth knowing

Romance levelCentral

When and where

ThemesLove
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