The Last Lighthouse Keeper: A Memoir

by Jon Bauer and John Cook

A beautiful memoir from one of Tasmania's last kerosene lighthouse keepers: a story about madness and wilderness, shining a light onto the vicissitudes of love and nature I loved the life of the island, because I knew my body was more alive than it was on the mainland. People asked how we stood the isolation and boredom, but in some ways, it was more stimulating to have your senses turned up. In Tasmania, John Cook is known as "The Keeper of the Flame."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1760875384
• ISBN13: 9781760875381
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"