{"product_id":"the-lighthouse-keeper-9781966075042","title":"The Lighthouse Keeper","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stories in\u003cem\u003e The Lighthouse Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e explore the space where the light becomes shadow in the American Midwest. Throughout the book, its young characters face unexpected scenarios and make consequential decisions that highlight the fragility of youth and our inborn capacity for destruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one story, a young woman considers losing her virginity on a cold, secluded beach in northern Michigan. In another, a group of schoolboys spy on, then stalk, a mysterious neighborhood nun. In the final story, an old man witnesses a tragic, young death and flees the scene as if somehow culpable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories take place in abandoned malls, under musty piers, and along muddy rivers. There are ghosts, a kidnapper; parties ruined, relationships changed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile each story is unique, some characters reoccur and become familiar, appearing like neighborhood friends throughout the book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a prose style that is stark and enigmatic, the stories in the Lighthouse Keeper come and go like memories, brief and haunting, easy to read but hard to put down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4000869\"\u003eAlex Haber\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gnashing Teeth Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966075042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966075049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC066000\"\u003eSmall Town \u0026amp; Rural\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gnashing Teeth Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459729993965,"sku":"9781966075042","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e27b5ce4-9a89-4432-bfa3-be8b585f3019.jpg?v=1753646813","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-lighthouse-keeper-9781966075042","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}