This novel was a very close call. Until page 165 I couldn't really say where the story would lead, but the last 20 pages are very intense. I'm talking about Alison Moore's The Lighthouse, which was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2012.
It reads like a short story and it's about Futh, a newly separated man who is on his way to Germany to go hiking for a week to get away from everything. When he arrives in Hellhaus, his first stop, he has an awkward encounter with the hotel landlord and his wife. From then on, the story moves back and forth between the wife of the landlord Ester and Futh.
Retrospectively, I can say that it's worth reading it. The story's strongest moving force are the consequences of things not done and Moore shows great talent by controlling this force. I would read this novel again just because of the strong ending, and as you may have noticed in previous blogs; I don't say this often.
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