Blackwater Lightship Author: [Ireland] Colm Tóibín Publisher: Shanghai Translation Publishing House

Introduction
Author of The Master and Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín's early masterpiece, shortlisted for the Booker Prize
Three generations with different beliefs and feelings
Examining the Past in the Shallows of History
In the early 1990s in Ireland, Helen and her long-estranged mother Lily reunited at their grandmother Dora's old house by the sea to take care of Declan, who was terminally ill, because her gay brother Declan was terminally ill. Living with them were Declan's friends Paul and Larry.
Helen and Lily have been estranged for a long time, and Lily also has many conflicts with Dora. In the process of facing Declan's illness, three generations with different beliefs and feelings are forced to examine their past in this historical shoal, listen to each other's hearts in the collision and conflict, and gradually reach an understanding through looking back on the past.
Tobin uses soothing and beautiful words to explore the nature of love and the complex emotions within a conflicted family, which resonates deeply with people: How to face family members and heal the deep wounds in your heart?