Sixty Lights

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. 'Gem-like, lyrical portrait of a girl growing-up.' - Boyd Tonkin, Independent. 'Jones has a flair for luminous and accurate prose-a passionate book' - Guardian. 'An immensely well crafted novel.' - Sunday Independent. 'Jones writes scenes of such simple love, fear and beauty that they will break your heart. A beautiful book. Not yet a big name in Australian literature (the operative word being 'yet'), the Perth-based literary professor consolidates her place in the category of our truly great writers with Sixty Lights'. - Sunday Telegraph (Sydney) 'Reads like a luminous album of photographs marked by an almost unbearable sadness.' - Weekend Australian. 'A vividly written book ...a very engrossing read' - Queensland Times. It is comparable to Rose Tremain's The Colour.