The Lightkeeper's Daughters, 9781474605021
Paperback
Blindness unlocks family secrets, friendship blooms in unexpected places.

The Lightkeeper's Daughters

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    13 August 2018

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Summary

The Lightkeeper’s Daughters: A Tale of Secrets and Sight

Elizabeth’s world has gone dark. Blindness has stolen her beloved books and paintings, but her mind remains vibrant, filled with the music that now paints her world.

When her father’s journals are unearthed from a shipwreck, she finds an unlikely reader in Morgan, a troubled teenager. As their bond deepens, Elizabeth is drawn back to her childhood home – the isolated lighthouse on Porphyry Island, nestled in Lake Super…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474605021
ISBN-10:1474605028
Author:Jean Pendziwol
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:13 August 2018
Weight:280g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

Jean Pendziwol’s beautifully written novel captured me from the very first page … a sensitive and moving examination of the nature of identity, the importance of family, and the possibility of second chances

Lake Superior may not give up its dead, but it does eventually give up the secret that lies at the heart of this compelling and fascinating novel by Jean Pendziwol. The Lightkeeper’s Daughters is a splendid feat of storytelling that held me happily spellbound from the opening pages to the satisfying final sentence

The Lightkeeper’s Daughters is a new kind of love story, a celebration of unlikely human connections. Jean Pendziwol’s storytelling prowess held me fast to the page, and with each surprising revelation, I fell more deeply in love with Elizabeth and Morgan. I delighted in watching these unexpected friends grow together in their combined attempt to answer that most primal question: Who am I? The Lightkeeper’s Daughters gets an enthusiastic standing ovation from me. As soon as I turned the last page, I missed the characters who had, in the short space of a novel, already grown to take up real space in my heart

About The Author

Jean Pendziwol

Jean E. Pendziwol is an award-winning Canadian author of books for children. ONCE UPON A NORTHERN NIGHT was shortlisted for a Governor General’s Award and the 2014 TD Canadian Children’s Literature Awards Book of the Year. THE LIGHTKEEPER’S DAUGHTERS is her debut novel for adults. She lives in Ontario in the shadow of the Nor’Wester Mountains near Lake Superior.

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