The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter A Novel

Inspired by true events, this historical novel follows two women separated by a century but linked by a lighthouse and acts of courage. In 1838 Northumberland, England, Grace Darling, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, becomes a celebrated national heroine after she and her father rescue survivors from a shipwreck in a furious storm. Her fame brings an unwelcome spotlight, but also the attention of a visiting artist, George Emmerson, who captures her heart. A century later, in 1938 Newport, Rhode Island, nineteen-year-old and pregnant Matilda Emmerson is sent away from Ireland in disgrace to stay with Harriet, a reclusive relative and assistant lighthouse keeper. A discarded, half-finished portrait reveals a connection to a Victorian heroine, opening a window into Matilda's family history. As a deadly hurricane approaches, the lives of the two women are linked forever by their instinctive acts of bravery and love.

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