![]() In 1938 at another lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island, nineteen year old Matilda is sent away from Ireland in disgrace to live with a distant relative who happens to be an assistant lighthouse keeper. The dear friendship that develops between Grace and one of the survivors and the survivor’s brother continues to impact lives 100 years later. ![]() Grace gains notoriety and finds herself the subject of poems, ballads, and plays. One day in 1838 during a furious storm, Grace and her father rescue nine shipwreck survivors. ![]() Inspired by true events, The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter shares the story of Grace Darling, an extraordinary young woman who helps her father keep the Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands off the coast of northeast England. ***This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction Do you love lighthouses? The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor ![]()
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