Nathaniel Parker

On an autumn day in 2006, on the Isle of Wight, Jack Luxton, former Devon farmer and now the proprietor of a seaside caravan park, receives the news that his soldier brother Tom, has been killed in Iraq. For Jack and his wife Ellie this will have a potentially catastrophic impact. For Jack in particular it means a crucial journey.

Staring at the Light explores the relationship between two brothers, one married, the other incapable of happiness because his brother's wife has stolen the only person he ever loved, or was capable of loving.