The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter - A Novel

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years. " They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty." 1838: Northumberland, England. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace Darling's home for all of her twenty-two years. When she and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious storm, Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, the subject of poems, ballads, and plays. But far more precious than her unsought fame is the friendship that develops between Grace and a visiting artist. Just as George Emmerson captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart. 1938: Newport, Rhode Island. Nineteen-years-old and pregnant, Matilda Emmerson has been sent away from Ireland in disgrace. She is to stay with Harriet, a reclusive relative and assistant lighthouse keeper, until her baby is born. A discarded, half-finished portrait opens a window into Matilda's family history. As a deadly hurricane approaches, two women, living a century apart, will be linked forever by their instinctive acts of courage and love.

Product details

• Authors: Hazel Gaynor
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780062859761
• ISBN: 978-0-06-285976-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Victorian, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, FICTION: Sea Stories, LITERATURE: HISTORICAL, FICTION: Biographical, FICTION: Historical / Renaissance, FICTION: World Literature / England / General