Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper
| Author | Peter Hill |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
Publication date | 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Book |
| Pages | 275 (2003 edition) |
| ISBN | 1841954993 |
Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper is a autobiographical book by Peter Hill published in 2003 by Canongate Books.[1] In January 2004, it was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week read by David Tennant,[2] and received the Saltire Society's First Book of the Year Award in December that year.[3][4]
The book is a memoir about Hill's time in the early 1970s as a young lighthouse keeper on the remote Scottish coast at the Pladda Lighthouse, Ailsa Craig Lighthouse, and the Hyskeir Lighthouse.
References
- ^ Turpin, Adrian (8 September 2003). "Peter Hill: Tripping the light fantastic". The Independent. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ^ "Book of the Week: Stargazing: Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Saltire book awards announced". National Library of Scotland. 3 December 2004.
- ^ "Scotland's National Book Awards > Scottish First Book of the Year". LibraryThing. Retrieved 1 June 2025.