Overview
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 Darlings 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 Matildas 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.
- | Author: Hazel Gaynor
- | Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
- | Publication Date: Oct 09, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 416 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 0062698621
- | ISBN-13: 9780062698629
