The lighthouse keeper's daughter : a novel / Hazel Gaynor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaynor, Hazel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shipwrecks--England--Northumberland--Fiction.

Shipwrecks.

Portraits--Fiction.

Portraits.

England--Northumberland.

Families--Fiction.

Families.

Newport (R.I.)--Fiction.

Newport (R.I.).

Rhode Island--Newport.

Genre:

Fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

385, 13 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Summary:

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. --Amazon.com.

Notes:

"P.S. insights, interviews & more ..."--Cover.

ISBN:

9780062698629

0062698621

OCLC:

1056193267

Publisher Number:

99979026492