![]() As a deadly hurricane approaches, two women, living a century apart, will be forever linked by their instinctive acts of bravery and love. ![]() When a discarded, half-finished portrait opens a window into Matilda’s past, she sets out to discover the connection between a Victorian heroine and her own family. Nineteen-years-old and pregnant, Matilda Emmerson arrives in America in disgrace, sent from her home in Ireland to stay with Harriet Flaherty, a reclusive relative and keeper at Rose Island lighthouse. As George captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart, but as the accounts of her heroism escalate, Grace wonders if she has the courage to endure the relentless glare of fame.ġ938: Newport, Rhode Island. As her renown grows, so does her friendship with George Emmerson, an artist visiting the lighthouse. But her solitude is interrupted when she and her father rescue survivors of a shipwreck in a furious storm and Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, a heroine of her time. Grace Darling enjoys her quiet island life at Longstone Lighthouse, at one with nature and the wild sea breezes. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel GaynorĮngland Ireland Rhode Island, United StatesįROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME AND THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY COMES A NOVEL INSPIRED BY THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN.ġ838: Northumberland, England. ![]() I finally bought the audiobook version of it recently and decided now was a great time to revisit Hazel Gaynor’s work. One of her publications since then was The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter. In summer 2016, I loved The Girl From the Savoy, and I’ve collected a few of her books since then and added the rest to my “to buy” list. It’s been more than five years since I read my first Hazel Gaynor book.
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