The Lighthouse Condition:Very Good An out-of-work academic whose only

An out-of-work academic whose only hope of a future position is securing a book deal

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he and his companions must find the most dangerous Oracle from

How could our political system be altered to achieve more democratic ends

The Lighthouse Condition:Very Good An out-of-work academic whose onlyOn the outer deck of a North Sea ferry stands Futh, a middle aged and newly separated man, on his way to Germany for a restorative walking holiday. After an inexplicably hostile encounter with a hotel landlord, Futh sets out along the Rhine. As he contemplates an earlier trip to Germany and the things he has done in his life, he does not foresee the potentially devastating consequences of things not done. "The Lighthouse," Alison Moore's first novel,