Poole of Light
Spennymoor, 1913. When ten-year-old Jem Poole sees a moving picture for the first time, it ignites a spark. He dreams of light.
Raised in a northern coal-mining town marked by grief and hardship, he begins to dream of more than soot and survival. After a journey through war, reinvention and the golden age of British cinema, he rises to national success, building a legacy of silver screens and stories that define a generation.
But when a figure from his past reappears, long-buried memories resurface, and Jem must confront the truth of the life he’s built – and the memories that never let go.
Set against the backdrop of twentieth-century Britain, Poole of Light is a richly layered novel about ambition, identity and the stories that shape us – and what happens when the life we create begins to crack.
