Comparing to Woolf's earlier works, To the lighthouse is a greater and more complex book as it intertwines the thoughts and reflections of numerous different people and their relationships with each other over a period of ten years.The story takes place on the Isle of skye just before the first world war. The ramsay family have a holiday home overlooking the sea and the distant lighthouse. During the summer the family, which consists of Mr and Mrs Ramsay and their eight children, invite numerous ...