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The lighthouse keeper's daughter

Gaynor, Hazel
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1838: Northumberland England. When lighthouse keeper's daughter Grace Darling is involved in the daring rescue of the stranded survivors of a terrible shipwreck she becomes one of the most celebrated women of her age. But the friendship that develops between Grace and an artist who sets out to capture her subtle beauty is far more precious to her than her unwanted fame.1938: Newport Rhode Island. Nineteen-years-old pregnant and in disgrace Matilda Emmerson has been banished from Ireland to stay with her reclusive relative Harriet the assistant lighthouse keeper. When a discarded half-finished portrait opens a window into her family history Matilda finds her destiny inextricably linked to Grace Darling.
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