The Lightkeeper

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When his pregnant wife dies in a shipwreck, Jesse Morgan gives up his wealth and place in Seattle society. He relegates himself to a tiny community where he dedicates his life to protecting others from the ocean. As keeper of a remote lighthouse along a dangerous coast in the Pacific Northwest, Jesse rejects all social contact so that he can brood about his loss. When the sea tosses up a beautiful pregnant woman, the lone survivor of another shipwreck, Jesse finds he has a second chance at life and love. Mary Dare is an outspoken Irish woman who takes poverty, single motherhood, and death in stride. She brings vitality, passion, and joy to Jesse's life and forces him to face his guilt and unhappiness. Mary's honesty and compassion transform Jesse, and together they find beauty in a simple life.

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Once, the sea took everything he loved . . .

Jesse Morgan is a man hiding from the pain of his past, a man who has vowed never to give his heart again. Keeper of a remote lighthouse along a rocky and dangerous coast, he has locked himself away from everything but his bitter memories.

Now the sea has given him a second chance.

A beautiful stranger washes ashore, the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Penniless and pregnant, Mary Dare is a woman who carries painful memories of her own.

With laughter, hope and joy, Mary and her child bring light into the dark corners of Jesse's world. Soon friendship turns to passion and passion becomes love. And together they must fight the secrets from the past that threaten to destroy all they hold dear.

Customer Reviews:

Definitely one for my keeper shelf!.......2007-09-30

This was a wonderful story with endearing characters and great setting details. This was my first time reading this author's work, but certainly not my last!

I love this story!.......2007-09-17

This is one of the only books I have on my keeper shelf. It's so refreshing! A beautiful love story. Great location. Great characters. I love Jesse & Mary. Even the secondary characters & the town are interesting.

A good read.......2007-08-30

Another Susan Wiggs winner. I have only recently became a Susan Wiggs fan and enjoyed this older novel as well the newer ones.

Good Historical Romance.......2007-05-13

This is the first time that I read a book by Susan Wiggs that was historical--not comtemporary. Also, this book has very well developed male characters, which is very different from her usual women's stories. The setting is 19th century coastal Washington, where life is connected by boat travel on a very dangerous and rugged area of the Pacific Ocean. The book will grab you from the first page, and is guaranteed to keep you reading, just to see how it unfolds--both the mystery and the romance.

Susan Wiggs is THE master!.......2007-03-08

Every book Susan Wiggs writes is a masterpiece of the human condition. She knows how we think, feel, see, hear and touch our way through life. She does so in such detail that we are beautifully carried through each story with the same emotion as the characters in every book. As with all her books, The Lightkeeper is a total keeper!

The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses

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The Lightkeepers' Menagerie: Stories of Animals at Lighthouses
Elinor De Wire
Manufacturer: Pineapple Press (FL)
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1561643904
Release Date: 2007-03-15

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Elinor De Wire has been writing about lighthouses and their keepers since 1972. During that time she found that hundreds of lighthouse animals wandered into her research notes and photo collection. This book is the story of all these cold-nosed, whiskered, wooly, hoofed, horned, slithery, buzzing, feathered, and finned keepers of the lights. Where else would a dog learn to ring a fogbell; a cat go swimming and catch a fish for its supper; or a parrot cuss the storm winds rattling its cage? Who other than a lightkeeper would swim a cow home, tame a baby seal, adopt an orphan alligator, send messages via carrier pigeons, or imagine mermaids coming to visit? The Lightkeepers' Menagerie gathers together animal stories from lighthouses all around the world, tales of happiness and sadness, courage and cowardice, tragedy and comedy, even absurdity. Sometimes, fur, feathers, and fins tell the best tales.

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Memoirs of a Lightkeeper's Son
William Budge
Manufacturer: Down East Books
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Binding: Paperback

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When Billy moved to St. Paul Island with his parents and younger sister, they lived at the southwest light station in almost total isolation. His family quickly learned to cope in a world without neighbours, electricity, schools, or mainland comforts. In 'Memoirs of a Lightkeeper's Son', Billy tells his story of survival on that lonely rock. Sense the lush green of the island in summer in the midst of a crystal blue sea and feel the harshness of winter while buried under snow and surrounded by drift ice. Share with Billy the excitement of unexpected guests, the arrival of a supply ship as well as the sadness of sickness, tragedy and loss.

The Lightkeeper's Daughter (Readers Circle)

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Good for mature teens!!
the light keepers daugter
It's All Good
A warmly recommended story of family differences
Beautiful and Poignant

The Lightkeeper's Daughter (Readers Circle)
Iain Lawrence
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0385731272
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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The thunder of the waves, the screams of seagulls, and the smell of torn kelp suffuse this quiet, introspective story of a young woman's return to her childhood home on an island off the west coast of Canada. The sea in all its moods makes a turbulent background for a story of four people closely tied together by their idyllic but claustrophobic life alone on Lizzie Island, and by the tangled strands of resentment, guilt, and love that bind them. Elizabeth, nicknamed Squid, has brought a load of bitter anger with her on this first visit back to Lizzie Island since she left two years ago after her daughter, Tatiana, was born. The child is the result of an encounter with a passing kayaker, who took advantage of Squid's youthful innocence. The visit is tense also for Squid's parents, Hannah and Murray, the meticulous lighthouse keeper. All three blame themselves and each other for the death, or possible suicide, of Squid's brother, Alastair, but are unable to confront their feelings.

Iain Lawrence makes a striking shift in this book from the swashbuckling action of his seagoing trilogy, The Wreckers, The Smugglers, and The Buccaneers, to a contemplative story only gradually revealed in bits and pieces through the memories of the four principals. The harsh but seductive beauty of the island and its limitation on their lives is subtly portrayed in this book that will be enjoyed by older girls who are willing to accept its thoughtful pace. (Ages 14 and older) --Patty Campbell

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Three years have passed since Squid McCrae last saw her parents and the remote island where she grew up. She returns now at seventeen, a young woman with a daughter in tow. The visit, she knows, will be rough. Lizzie Island–paradise to some, a stifling prison to others–brings an onslaught of memories. It is the place of Squid’s idyllic childhood, where she and her brother, Alastair, blossomed into precocious adolescents. But Lizzie Island is also the place where Alastair died.

Now the past collides with the present as Squid’s homecoming unleashes bittersweet recollections, revelations, and accusations. But nothing is what it appears to be. No one possesses the complete truth, and no one is without blame.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Good for mature teens!!.......2006-10-11

I would highly recommend this to a mature teen. It was very good. It taught you about family and the importance of love.

the light keepers daugter.......2006-05-24

The Light Keepers Daughter

This book was strange but really interesting. At first I thought that the book was bad but as soon as I kept on reading, it started to get a lot better. The book has a lot of twisted and turns in it. Although squid loves her dad she blames him for everything that happens, like her brother dying. I like this book cause it was different. Not every book is about islands and light keepers. This girl that is the main character is so much like anything, or me, that I wish that I never had to go home like that. She is always having fun and running around. I really like it and would recommend this to anyone who likes fun fictional books. One thing I didn't like was how they would talk about how the past was, and then they would talk about the future bounce back and forth between the past and future and sometimes they would lose me. It talked about people in the third person a lot which was kind also of confusing.

It's All Good.......2005-04-18

It was an amazing, beautiful story. The characters were so alive, the plot was emotional, and overall it was great. A lot of it made me want to cry. Sad, but great.

A warmly recommended story of family differences.......2003-03-10

Recommended for older readers is Iain Lawrence's Lightkeeper's Daughter, a story of seventeen-year-old Squid, who returns home to her parents' isolated life on an island bringing with her a young daughter. Squid has a lot to face before she moves away from her parents: she resents them for their isolated life, blames them for her brother's untimely death, and seeks a closeness with them which might never be. Lightkeeper's Daughter is a warmly recommended story of family differences, strife, and the effects of an isolated environment on the family unit.

Beautiful and Poignant.......2003-01-30

Set on a remote island on the western coast of Canada against a backdrop of wicked storms, anguished memories, and vast loneliness comes the beautiful and poignant story of 17 year old Squid and her family, the Mc Craes. Though much of the story is about Squid, the story is told mostly from the perspective and memories of Squid's mother Hannah, as the reader is drawn into the world of separation, and reunion.

Growing up on the remote Lizzie Island and as a lightkeeper's daughter, Squid could swim before she could walk, and had only met 50 people in her entire 17 years. Squid returns to the island after three years separation with her three year old daughter Tatiana in tow. The reunion is painful, and redeeming, much of it bringing back memories of accidental or perhaps suicidal drowning of Squid's brother Alistar, and of Squid's pregancy from a lone kyaker when she was 13 years old. Much of the conflict in this story stems from the death of Alistar and how each member of the family deals with the regret, guilt, and loss, and from the difficulties and beauty of living daily with isolation and often violent nature.

I loved this book, and think it would be a wonderful read for the older thoughtful teen reader. I thought the rating as a 14+ teen novel was misleading as the slow poetic pace and thought provoking nature of the book might not capture the attention of the average teen. But, the gift in this book for me was truly the beautiful langugage Lawrence weaves throught out the story...The descriptions of the sea and rugged beauty of the island were truly captivating.

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The Lightkeeper's Daughter

Manufacturer: Recorded Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: 1402565976

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Great info but concern for younger readers
Ten Boys Who Didn't Give In (Lightkeepers)
Howat, Irene
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1845500350

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Great info but concern for younger readers.......2005-06-15

My 9 yo son read this book and said it was sad because everybody dies. In small print this book says martyrs--I missed it. My 11 yo daughter also read the girl book (Didn't give in) and said the same thing. Caution if your child has not been exposed to any death/martyr issues. We will be getting the other books--very readable and a good overview of godly examples for kids.

Ten Boys Who Changed The World (Lightkeepers)

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Great for Adults as Well as Kids

Ten Boys Who Changed The World (Lightkeepers)
Howat, Irene
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
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ASIN: 1857925793

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Davis brings cultural and historical colour to the task of interpretation and adds a pastor's heart for personal application. You will find a point of contact with the lives of Samuel Saul Jonathan and David as Davis answers the question 'What does God seek when he looks on the heart' Davis presents simple exposition of the literary and theological character of the text in a bright and fascinating way.

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Great for Adults as Well as Kids.......2004-01-19

I bought these for my two sons ages 8 and 11. Little did I know that these simply written stories would be just as interesting for me! I heartily recommend these stories for the whole family -- the format lends itself easily to family study.

Ten Girls Who Changed The World (Lightkeepers)

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Inspiring!
Great Book for all ages!

Ten Girls Who Changed The World (Lightkeepers)
Howat, Irene
Manufacturer: CF4K
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 1857926498

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Isobel Kuhn questioned whether God even existed. Mary Slessor grew up in a slum with an alcoholic father. Joni Eareckson broke her neck during a diving accident and Corrie Ten Boom just lived with her family in a little watch shop in Harlaam Holland. What is so special about these girls and how did they change their world Isobel Kuhn believed in God and then obeyed his call to travel to Asia to tell the Lisu people about God. Mary Slessor put herself through evening classes and eventually became one of the first white women to venture into the interior of Africa. Joni Eareckson struggled through her treatment and endless hospital visits to become the inspiration to many Christians. Corrie Ten Boom spent most of her life just living in Holland until the Nazis started killing the Jews. Corrie Ten Boom put her life on the line to save the lives of many Jews in the hiding place a hidden room behind her wardrobe in a little watch shop in Haarlem Holland.Mary Slessor Missionary in Africa Corrie Ten Boom hid Jews in Nazi Germany Granny Brand Missionary in India Joni Eareckson Gladys Aylward Missionary in China Jackie Pullinger Missionary in Hong Kong Amy Carmichael Missionary in India Elisabeth Fry Worked among the sick prisoners and homeless Catherine Booth CoFounder of The Salvation Army and Isobel Kuhn Missionary in Asia.

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Inspiring!.......2007-02-18

This is the kind of book girls should read to have the most meaningful and satisfying life ever - great examples are shown here of lives worth living.

Great Book for all ages!.......2004-01-19

I bought this book for my two sons ages 8 and 11. Little did I know that these simply written stories would be just as interesting for me! I heartily recommend these stories for the whole family -- the format lends itself easily to family study.

Wilfred Grenfell Artic Adventurer (Arctic Adventurer Lightkeepers)

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Wilfred Grenfell: The Arctic Adventurer_, by Linda Finlayson
A Great Book

Wilfred Grenfell Artic Adventurer (Arctic Adventurer Lightkeepers)
Finlayson, Linda
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The themes of the second book in this series are Missionary tales and remarkable conversions. Other themes covered in the series are Living for God and the value of scripture Missionary Tales and Remarkable Conversions; Honouring God and Dramatic Deliverances; Faithful Witnesses and Childhood Faith.Joel Beeke and Diana Kleyn have taken a selection of real life incidents and fictional narratives and developed them into a series of devotional books for children aged 712.Scriptural references throughout the book use the King James Version of the Bible and the questions are also based on this version.The stories themselves include a good mixture of historical adventure childhood experiences remarkable instances of conversion and dramatic edge of your seat rescues from danger.

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Wilfred Grenfell: The Arctic Adventurer_, by Linda Finlayson.......2006-02-09

Wilfred Grenfell: The Arctic Adventurer_, by Linda Finlayson
Christian Focus Publications, Ross-shire UK 2004 ISBN 1-85792-929-2

Youth biography ages 8-11

Reviewed by Donna Farley

Technically speaking, Newfoundland and Labrador are not quite the Arctic, so
the alliterative subtitle is a bit of poetic license that might best have
been avoided in an educational book. But that Sir Wilfred Grenfell led a
life of adventure is undeniable. This lively and informative biography for
young people details the exceptional career of this medical missionary, who
became a towering figure in Canadian history.

"Many people think being a Christian is boring because you have to obey all
of God's laws," writes author Linda Finlayson, a Canadian now living in the
U.S. "But they are wrong because obeying God and listening to him is really
a very great adventure."

It was Grenfell's own first-person narrative of the great adventure in his
own
life, _Adrift on an Ice Pan_, that first got Finlayson interested in the
preacher and physician. She opens her book with Grenfell's harrowing
experience on the ice off the Newfoundland coast in 1908, and the moving
account of his necessary sacrifice of several of his sled dogs.

The British-born Grenfell's early work involved treating the ills of men in
the North Sea fishing fleet, but it was not until he arrived in Canada that
he came into his own. The harsh climate of Newfoundland and Labrador, and
the poverty and suffering of the inhabitants, provided a fit challenge for
his seemingly
inexhaustible creative energy. Before his death in 1940, he had travelled
extensively in the area by ship and dogsled, establishing a workable medical
system, forming the locals into craft manufacturing co-operatives, even
importing reindeer from Lapland to provide milk for needy children. All
these initiatives came from a heartfelt love for the gospel as Grenfell
heard it from D.L. Moody in a London tent meeting.

Bonus material makes this book especially suitable for school or home school
use: Newfoundland-Labrador map; timeline placing events in Grenfell's life
in the context of world and Canadian History; quiz with answers; Grenfell
summary; Newfoundland history, geography and symbols.

The book is just one of Christian Focus's Light Keepers series of
biographies for young people, which includes a wide variety of other
Christian luminaries such as Eric Liddel, David Livingstone, Billy Graham,
Augustine of Hippo, Florence Nightingale, Corrie Ten Boom, Catherine Booth
and more.

A Great Book.......2005-01-04

I really liked this book. It was exciting to read and I hope that the author writes more.

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Electrifying!
exciting second chance at love historical romance

The Lightkeeper's Woman
Mary Burton
Manufacturer: Harlequin
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0373292937

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Electrifying!.......2005-02-07

Mary Burton does it again! This emotionally electrifying story will keep you engrossed from start to finish! Don't pass up this one!

exciting second chance at love historical romance.......2004-02-01

In 1884 in his will her father asked Alanna Patterson to deliver a box to Caleb Pitt in Easton, North Carolina. She would prefer to forget Caleb, the man she always loved, but who rejected her offer of empathy and left her behind as he wallows in guilt. Still, Alanna honors her dad's request.

Former sea Captain Caleb Pitt lives in disgrace accompanied only by his feelings of guilt. His nightmares run rampant as he was the only survivor of the Intrepid, a ship he captained that sank. Filled with remorse and pain, Caleb hides on an isolated barrier reef off the North Carolina coast as a lightkeeper. A hermit saving lives from a distance is the life he believes he deserves. However, Alanna has arrived on his Outer Banks remote rock. She wants to hold him until he heals and even after that, but will he let her though he still loves her like she does him.

THE LIGHTKEEPER'S WOMAN is an exciting second chance at love historical romance that hooks the viewers by letting them feeling the anguish of Caleb and empathizing with the inability of Alanna to reach him. The story line enables the audience to feel the isolation of residing on an isolated reef so much so that readers will feel they are there. Fans of deep tales with strong protagonists will take immense delight with the terrific tormented tale of Alanna and Caleb, two souls searching for solace that can only be found with one another.

Harriet Klausner

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