Sixty Lights

By Gail Jones

Book Overview

Sixty Lights is the captivating chronicle of Lucy Strange, an independent girl growing up in the Victorian world. From her childhood in Australia through to her adolescence in England and Bombay and finally to London, Lucy is fascinated by light and by the new photographic technology. Her perception of the world is passionate and moving, revealed in a series of frozen images captured in the camera of her mind's eye showing her feelings about love, life and loss. In this confident, finely woven and intricate novel Jones has created an unforgettable character in Lucy; visionary, gifted and exuberant, she touches the lives of all who know her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099472031
• ISBN13: 9780099472032
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.6" x 5.1"