In 1973, peter hill was 19 with hair well past his shoulders and a great set of captain beefheart albums. Stargazing isbn 9781841954998 pdf epub peter hill ebook. In 1973, glasgowborn hill impulsively dropped out of art school to train as a lighthouse keeper at a series of remote outposts off scotlands coast. Dr peter hill is an artist, writer, and independent curator. Most readers reared on stories of grace darling and blue peters visits offshore will identify with the childhood ambitions of the young peter hill. In 1973, hill was a freshly minted art student, 19 years old, looking for something out of the way. Peter hill has 96 books on goodreads with 1656 ratings. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and hyskeir lighthouses in 1973. Peter hill when peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an ad in the scotsman seeking relief lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he. Stargazing, memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill. Peter hills recollections of a summer as a young lighthouse keeper range from funny and thoughtful to the slightly crass and uninteresting. Hendrix on the hifi, watergate on the television peter hills time as a. Peter hill was born to an australian mother and scottish father and grew up in glasgow. Buy a discounted paperback of stargazing online from australias leading.
Read stargazing by peter hill available from rakuten kobo. I liked his insight and unusual perspective of the life and duties of what is now, a redundant profession. Oct 01, 2004 stargazing is more than a book about romantic dreams of lighthouse keeping. Dr peter hill is an artist, writer, creator of superfictions, and adjunct professor of fine art, rmit university, melbourne, australia. Stargazing is more than a book about romantic dreams of lighthouse keeping. In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd courses life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a. Out of stock when peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of.
In this sublime reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd courses life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper on three islands off the west coast of scotland. In 1973, peter hill was a 19 year old hippy art student when he was interviewed for the job of relief lighthouse keeper by the commissioners of the northern lights in edinburgh. Stargazing by hill, peter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although i have not finished it yet, i can say that there is nothing to dislike about it, and probably more yet to like.
I have a love for the solitude of lighthouses at one. Hope you like it, feel free to let me know how i can improve. Peter hill was born in glasgow in 1953 to a scottish father and an. When peter hill was a 19 year old student in the early 1970s he decided, despite having no experience, to be a lighthouse keeper. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remot. During the summer break from art school in dundee he took a position of relief lighthouse keeper and found himself living with three men on a tiny, remote island off the west coast of scotland. In 1973, peter hill was a 19 year old hippy art student when he was interviewed for the job of relief a moving and hilarious memoir of life on three scottish lighthouses and a beautiful tribute to a longlost vocation that will always capture the imagination. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that. Two people called peter hill joined the northern lighthouse board, stargazings peter in 1973 and myself in 1979. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper by peter hill paperback, 2004 at the best online prices at ebay. As heartwarming as cheddartopped digestives at 2am telegraph.
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Peter has found the lifestyle of a lighthouse keeper to be pretty idyllic, although there are some occupational hazards. Stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland. Before taking the job i didnt really think through what a lighthouse. When peter hill, a student at dundee college of art, answered an advert in the scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didnt know in a lighthouse on pladda, a small remote island off the west coast of scotland. In this reminiscence of the pleasures of solitude, the wonders of the sea, and the odd course life takes, peter hill writes, in 1973 i worked as a lighthouse keeper. Memoirs of a young lighthouse keeper, a book describing his time as a lighthousekeeper at the pladda, ailsa craig and. Stargazing by peter hill overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jan 01, 2003 stargazing tells the true story of a young student who went to work in various lighthouses in remote parts of scotland.
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