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'Exquisite... a clear head and shoulders above the rest' Sunday Independent'Compelling... I can't recommend this one highly enough.' Gill Paul'This exquisite, thoroughly researched book places (Gaynor) a clear head and shoulders above the rest. Sunday Independent'A splendid read... Not to be missed.' Kate Quinn ( New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network)

1838: when a terrible storm blows up off the Northumberland coast, Grace Darling, the lighthouse-keeper's daughter, knows there is little chance of survival for the passengers on the small ship battling the waves. But her actions set in motion an incredible feat of bravery that echoes down the century.

1938: when nineteen-year-old Matilda Emmerson sails across the Atlantic to New England, she faces an uncertain future. Staying with her reclusive relative, Harriet Flaherty, a lighthouse keeper on Rhode Island, Matilda discovers a discarded portrait that opens a window on to a secret that will change her life forever.

'Exquisite... a clear head and shoulders above the rest' Sunday Independent'Compelling... I can't recommend this one highly enough.' Gill Paul'This exquisite, thoroughly researched book places (Gaynor) a clear head and shoulders above the rest. Sunday Independent'A splendid read... Not to be missed.' Kate Quinn ( New York Times Bestselling Author of The Alice Network)

1838: when a terrible storm blows up off the Northumberland coast, Grace Darling, the lighthouse-keeper's daughter, knows there is little chance of survival for the passengers on the small ship battling the waves. But her actions set in motion an incredible feat of bravery that echoes down the century.

1938: when nineteen-year-old Matilda Emmerson sails across the Atlantic to New England, she faces an uncertain future. Staying with her reclusive relative, Harriet Flaherty, a lighthouse keeper on Rhode Island, Matilda discovers a discarded portrait that opens a window on to a secret that will change her life forever.

Über den Autor

Hazel Gaynor is an award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, and Irish Times, bestselling author of historical fiction, including her debut THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME, for which she received the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S DAUGHTER was shortlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown award. She is published in thirteen languages and nineteen countries. Originally from Yorkshire, Hazel lives in Ireland with her family.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780008255220
ISBN-10: 0008255229
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gaynor, Hazel
Hersteller: HarperCollins Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: CORA Verlag, in Verlagsgruppe HarperCollins Deutschland GmbH, Valentinskamp 24, D-20354 Hamburg, vertrieb@harpercollins.de
Maße: 198 x 131 x 29 mm
Von/Mit: Hazel Gaynor
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.05.2019
Gewicht: 0,296 kg
Artikel-ID: 114471205