The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter, Hazel Gaynor
The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter, Hazel Gaynor
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The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
A Novel

Author: Hazel Gaynor

Narrator: Imogen Church

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/09/2018

Synopsis

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.

About Hazel Gaynor

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning New York Times and USA Today bestselling author known for her deeply moving historical novels which explore the defining events of the 20th century. A recipient of the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award, her work has since been shortlisted for multiple awards in the UK and Ireland. Her latest novel, The Last Lifeboat, was a Times of London historical novel of the month, shortlisted for the 2023 Irish Book Awards and recipient of the 2024 Audie Award for Best Fiction Narrator. Hazel’s work has been translated into twenty languages and is published in twenty-seven territories to date. She lives in Ireland with her family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on October 17, 2018

5+ stars! Excuse me, while I dust off my Favourites shelf to make room for this beautiful, spellbinding, unforgettable novel that has secured a forever spot in my heart. Not only does this mesmerizing book belong on my Favourites shelf, it easily takes top spot as my favourite read of 2018! I simply......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on October 22, 2018

4.5 stars. “My sister Thomasin used to say she imagined the stairwell was a long vein running from the heart of the lighthouse. In one way or another, we have all attached human qualities to these old stone walls so that it has become another member of the family, not just a building to house us .” W......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on October 17, 2018

5 huggable stars to The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ When you have a favorite author, you count the days until her next release. The day came for Hazel Gaynor and The Lightkeeper’s Daughter, and it lived up to my every expectation! First of all, in case you didn’t know, I am obsessed......more

Goodreads review by Norma ~ The Sisters on February 10, 2025

Captivating, affecting & heart-wrenching! This was my very first HAZEL GAYNOR book, and I must say that I absolutely loved her writing style. I was immediately drawn into this extraordinary story by her beautiful storytelling right from the very first page and had me totally immersed, entertained, an......more

Goodreads review by Karen on November 20, 2018

4.5 I enjoyed this book very much. This is the story of two main characters Grace and Matilda, a century apart, so there is a dual timeline. Part of the story was based on the real story of Grace Darling, who with her family, lived in and ran the Longstone Lighthouse off the coast of Northumberland i......more

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