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I am a big fan of lighthouses, and I have read a biography of Ida Lewis. To see her connected (even though just ficticiously) with another true heroine, Grace Darling, was a huge trigger for me to read Gaynor’s novel. It’s not just a story about life-saving female lighthouse keepers, it’s much more a story about mother-daughter relationships and therefore deeply touching. Over the centuries, history has changed the role of women in society, and this becomes obvious also in these relationships. From the rough Scottish coast via Ireland to the coast of Rhode Island, USA, the story connects women who could have been our mothers and grandmothers and makes us ponder about duty and love and how we sometimes have to make lifechanging decisions between them.


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The Lighthouse Keeper Daughter A Novel Hazel Gaynor Books Reviews

Just enjoyed the heck out of it...hated to see it end. Fascinating stories, both protagonists and all the secondary characters so well drawn that I was involved with them also. The true story basis added a great deal, as well. Highly recommend, for anyone the least bit interested in lighthouses or the time period, aside from the people. I will be looking for more books by the author.
Just a great book overall with wonderful characters. I belong to a book club and hadn’t finished the book so purchased the audio version and I have to say it was superb listening to the novel with such a great voice . When i finished listening to the book I started the audio at the beginning of the book that I had started reading on my kindle. Have recommended this to numerous people.
The only thing I disliked about The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor was I could not put it down, so I finished it too quickly. What a great book! Usually I don’t care for books which skip back and forth in time, finding them confusing, but Gaynor used this element to make the characters become more alive.
When Grace or Matilda was on the ocean or in the lighthouse, the reader was there too. Hazel Gaynor never disappoints!
Great writing, heartfelt descriptions of emotions by all the characters 100 years apart. Loved the back and forth of time, lovely descriptions of the places and once again sent me straight to google to view all the places of the book. This area of Northumberland is very close to my ancestors home and I could well imagine them taking a holiday to this beautiful coast. The author stayed very close to the real events and then expanded on the story..wonderful!! Very easy reading , just a very heartwarming story!! Thank you!!
I enjoy Hazel Gaynor's books as I always feel they are history lessons for the readers, and this one is no different. The story of Grace Darling is fascinating, and it is clear the author researches her topics thoroughly. This is something I appreciate immensely. The issues I had with the book might be minor to some readers, but initially the introduction to so many characters was confusing and it took a bit of reading to keep them all straight (I had to cross check a few times). Also, a pet peeve of mine is the combination of first and third person narratives within books; it's a trend I don't understand because it isn't necessary to tell the story. In my opinion when you have so many characters, and you jump around between timelines, different narratives add to the confusion. Finally, a spoiler - I'm not sure why the author chose to have Matilda share the last name of "Emmerson" with George from the earlier timeline when there was no connection/tie-in to the two characters. Oversight, or maybe initially the author intended her to be related to him? Or perhaps I missed the explanation because I was trying to keep the characters straight. It's still a 4-star book, in my opinion, mainly because Hazel Gaynor wrote it.
This is another beautifully crafted novel by Hazel Gaynor filled with interesting history of lighthouse keeping and fascinating characters. It bounces back and forth between two centuries with the story settings in both Ireland and America. I loved how it illustrated the challenges that women faced in both times and places, as well as the impact of fame on a personal life. This is definitely one of my favorites reads of this year!
I really liked the characters in this book, I looked forward to reading the book each evening, and I'm still thinking about the characters, so gave this book five stars. At first I was a bit disappointed in the beginning of the book because I felt Sarah's character could have been fleshed out more so we could get to know her better, and almost felt more pages could have been added to the book to enrich the storyline, however, the book only got better and better, and I loved it by the end. I didn't realize that this was based on Grace's real life story, and now knowing that, I feel it explains why it was written in the structure it was. I found myself studying Grace's real life story after finishing the book, and that's thanks to this author bringing this very interesting story to us. Hazel Gaynor's book, "A Memory of Violets" is one of the best books I ever read; she is definitely an author I admire.
I am a big fan of lighthouses, and I have read a biography of Ida Lewis. To see her connected (even though just ficticiously) with another true heroine, Grace Darling, was a huge trigger for me to read Gaynor’s novel. It’s not just a story about life-saving female lighthouse keepers, it’s much more a story about mother-daughter relationships and therefore deeply touching. Over the centuries, history has changed the role of women in society, and this becomes obvious also in these relationships. From the rough Scottish coast via Ireland to the coast of Rhode Island, USA, the story connects women who could have been our mothers and grandmothers and makes us ponder about duty and love and how we sometimes have to make lifechanging decisions between them.