num_pages: 273
description: Helen's brother is dying, and with two of his friends she waits for the end in her grandmother's crumbling old house. Her mother and grandmother, after years of strife have come to an uneasy peace. The six of them, from different generations and beliefs, are forced to come to terms with each other.
language: English
title: The Blackwater lightship
titlecomplete: The Blackwater lightship
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Queer, LGBT, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Irish Literature, Literary Fiction, Gay
ratings_count: 6741
places: Ireland
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Picador