The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

A Novel

De: Hazel Gaynor

Narrado por: Imogen Church

From The New York Times best-selling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past 200 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 22 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.

©2018 Hazel Gaynor (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Amazing

This book had me from the start, I was taken in by each character.
just loved it.

Great listen!

As always, Imogen Church excels at narrating this somewhat sad but enlightening story of love and loss.

Beautiful and Haunting

Loved everything about this book. Beautifully written and wonderfully performed. There was something a little haunting about the way the book read written, interweaving stories 100 years apart on a timeline as if they happened simultaneously. The characters were well developed and I came to care about each one. Excellent book! I highly recommend!

Great historic novel

I really enjoyed the book, with its historic nature and the interesting lives of lighthouse keepers.
To be honest, it started out a little slow and a bit confusing with going back and forth between 1838 and 1938. But once I got into the story and used to the characters I was enthralled. The revelations at the end were especially interesting and I enjoyed how the characters from the two time periods all fit together.

Beautifully written and read aloud

Beautiful description of courage and love and appreciation for challenges and promises, for the sea and lighthouses.

you may need a tissue for this story

fantastic Book!!! what a wonderful story!!! it touched my heart. I'll be reading this over and over again

Enjoyable, interesting story.

Enjoyable, interesting story. Only negative for me personally was the amount of death written in.....

Sad

This is a very sad sorry of life that moves forward even when your heart breaks and your world shatters at your feet. A story of brave women who do t want to change the world but make a difference in it. The lighthouse keepers daughter is filled with characters that make you rethink the old spinster. Rethink the women and their frailties. For in truth from child birth to just about everything a women steps up. Grace, Sarah, Mitilda and Harriet are sting women of their convictions yet so sadly fragile in their inner struggles. Very much enjoyed the narrative on this book.

Enthralling

This is a beautiful novel that I could not stop listening to. The narration was outstanding. This is the best title I have purchased on Audible

A Remarkable Love Story

1838 to 1942 The lives of so many twist a turn. Imogen Church is the greatest at bringing all of the characters to life.