The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter: A gripping, unforgettable page-turner

by HazelGaynor (Author), Hazel Gaynor (Author)

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2019
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From 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.
1838: when a terrible storm blows up off the Northumberland coast, Grace Darling, the lighthouse-keeper's daughter, knows there is little chance of survival for the passengers on the small ship battling the waves. But her actions set in motion an incredible feat of bravery that echoes down the century.
1938: when nineteen-year-old Matilda Emmerson sails from across the Atlantic to New England, she faces an uncertain future. Sent away in disgrace, she must stay with her reclusive relative, Harriet Flaherty, a lighthouse keeper on Rhode Island. Once there, Matilda discovers a discarded portrait that opens a window on to a secret that will change her life forever.

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From 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.

1838: when a terrible storm blows up off the Northumberland coast, Grace Darling, the lighthouse-keeper's daughter, knows there is little chance of survival for the passengers on the small ship battling the waves. But her actions set in motion an incredible feat of bravery that echoes down the century.
1938: when nineteen-year-old Matilda Emmerson sails from across the Atlantic to New England, she faces an uncertain future. Sent away in disgrace, she must stay with her reclusive relative, Harriet Flaherty, a lighthouse keeper on Rhode Island. Once there, Matilda discovers a discarded portrait that opens a window on to a secret that will change her life forever.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 30 May 2019
ISBN 10: 0008255229
ISBN 13: 9780008255220

Media Reviews

Praise for Hazel Gaynor:

`This is a gorgeous, uplifting, magical book that will have you hooked from the start.' Gill Paul author of The Secret Wife

`Addictive, charming and gleaming with Jazz Age glitz' The Lady

`Sumptuous, gorgeous, authentic and surprising, Hazel Gaynor has written another hit.' Sunday Independent

`Peopled with unforgettable characters...Once begun, I dare you to put it down.' Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector

`Gorgeously written' Irish Independent

`Enchanting, magical... This book reminds us that we are never too old to believe in magic.' Carmel Harrington

Author Bio

Hazel Gaynor's debut novel THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller and winner of the 2015 RNA Historical Romantic Novel of the Year award. Her second novel A MEMORY OF VIOLETS was also a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

Originally from Yorkshire, England, Hazel now lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.