Skylight

<p>Lisbon late-1940s. The inhabitants of an old apartment block are struggling to make ends meet. There&#146;s the elderly shoemaker and his wife who take in a solitary young lodger; the woman who sells herself for money and jewellery; the cultivated family come down in the world; and the beautiful typist whose boss can&#146;t keep his eyes off her.<br><br>Poisonous relationships happy marriages jealousy gossip and love &#150; <i>Skylight</i> brings together the joys and grief of ordinary people. One of his earliest novels it provides an entry into Saramago&#146;s universe but was lost for decades and published as per his wishes after his death.</p>