The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a dual timeline historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years.

"They call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty."

1838: Northumberland, England. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace Darling's home for all of her twenty-two years. When she and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious storm, Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, the subject of poems, ballads, and plays. But far more precious than her unsought fame is the sweeping historical romance that develops between Grace and a visiting artist. Just as George Emmerson captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart.

1938: Newport, Rhode Island. Nineteen-years-old and pregnant, Matilda Emmerson has been sent away from Ireland in disgrace. She is to stay with Harriet, a reclusive relative and assistant lighthouse keeper, until her baby is born. A discarded, half-finished portrait opens a window into Matilda's hidden family history. As a deadly hurricane approaches, two women, living a century apart, will be linked forever by their instinctive acts of courage and love.

Hazel Gaynor is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling novelist who has won numerous awards. Her debut novel, The Girl Who Came Home, won the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award, A Memory of Violets was a 2015 WHSmith Fresh Talent pick, The Girl from The Savoy was a 2017 Irish Book Awards shortlist, and The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter was a 2019 HWA Gold Crown Award shortlist. The 2018 Women's Fiction Writers Association Star Award went to Last Christmas in Paris (co-written with Heather Webb). Meet Me in Monaco is their most recent collaboration. When We Were Young & Brave, Hazel's upcoming historical novel set in China during WWII, will be released in North America in October 2020.

Library Magazine named Hazel one of the year's Ten Major Breakthrough Writers. To date, her work has been translated into fourteen other languages. She is the co-founder of The Inspiration Project, a series of creative writing activities, and she lives in Ireland with her husband and two children. Visit www.hazelgaynor.com for additional details.