The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter

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. ΓÇ£They call me a heroinebut I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty.ΓÇ¥ 1838: NorthumberlandEngland. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace DarlingΓÇÖs home for all of her twenty-two years. When she and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious stormGrace becomes celebrated throughout Englandthe subject of poemsballadsand 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 brushesshe in turn captures his heart. 1938: NewportRhode Island. Nineteen-years-old and pregnantMatilda Emmerson has been sent away from Ireland in disgrace. She is to stay with Harrieta reclusive relative and assistant lighthouse keeperuntil her baby is born. A discardedhalf-finished portrait opens a window into MatildaΓÇÖs family history. As a deadly hurricane approachestwo womenliving a century apartwill be linked forever by their instinctive acts of courage and love.