Guiding Lights

“A unique, eloquent, and impressively informative study, Guiding Lights: The Extraordinary Lives of Lighthouse Women by Shona Riddell is an extraordinary and highly recommended addition to community, college, and university library Women’s Biography & History collections in general, and Lighthouse History supplemental studies reading lists in particular.” – Midwest Book Review“This is a book that celebrates women’s capability and determination while maintaining a sense of humour and humanity about its subjects. The lives of the lighthouse women were and are extraordinary and so is this treasury of their stories.” – Kete Books“[This] is an inherently fascinating read from cover to cover. This newly updated second edition of “Guiding Lights” from Exisle Publishing is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, community, and college/university library Women’s History collections and will prove to be of special value to readers with an interest in the history of lighthouses and lighthouse keepers.” – Midwest Book Review

Shona Riddell has a long-held fascination with lighthouses. A writer for 20 years (including her subantarctic history book Trial of Strength with Exisle), Shona lives with her husband and two daughters in Wellington, New Zealand. She enjoys cold, windy weather and stories about remote locations.

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