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It Was Fun While It lasted

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Hilarious account of a lightkeeper's antics on an isolated rock lighthouse

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

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January 13, 2026
Whoever thought that the story of a career as a lighthouse keeper would be so witty ?

Made me laugh out loud many times. Would love to have known him: an engineering mind with a lovely sense of the absurd, fond of practical jokes like making the phone ring when the toilet is flushed.
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