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Kate’s 2¢: “The lightkeeper’s daughters” by Jean Pendziwol
“The lightkeeper’s daughters” by Jean Pendziwol
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
Thunder Bay in Lake Superior disgorges Charlie’s boat the Wind Dancer and brings back memories of Elizabet and Emily, the lighthouse keepers daughters.
Babies’ bodys are switched, names are swapped, mis-matched parentage and a variety of other dramas unfold when a recalcitrant Morgan does community service at the retirement home where elderly Elizabet resides. As Morgan reads Elizabeth’s father’s lighthouse log friendship and kinship are revealed.
I enjoyed this story, although, it’s taken me a while to figure out who is who.
Jean E. Pendziwol is an award winning Canadian author. Born and raised in northwestern Ontario, she draws on the culture, history and geography of the region for inspiration for her stories. An instant national bestseller,
Jean E. Pendziwol was born in Thunder Bay on Lake Superior and spent much of her childhood aboard her family’s sailboat, exploring the islands and bays of the inland sea. After working as a freelance writer and photographer, she spent several years focusing on raising her three children before publishing her first children’s book. She lives in Ontario, in the shadow of the Nor’Wester Mountains, with her husband, two of her three grown children, a loveable mutt, and three temperamental chickens, who sometimes lay eggs.
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from NLS/BARD/LOC:
The lightkeeper’s daughters DB108915
Pendziwol, Jean. Reading time: 9 hours, 51 minutes.
Read by Dawn Harvey.
Historical Fiction
“Though her mind is still sharp, Elizabeth’s eyes have failed. No longer able to linger over her beloved books or gaze at the paintings that move her spirit, she fills the void with music and memories of her family, especially her beloved twin sister, Emily. When her late father’s journals are discovered after an accident, the past suddenly becomes all too present. With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service at her senior home, Elizabeth goes through the diaries, a journey through time that brings the two women closer together. Entry by entry, these unlikely friends are drawn deep into a world far removed from their own, to Porphyry Island on Lake Superior, where Elizabeth’s father manned the lighthouse and raised his young family seventy years before. As the words on these musty pages come alive, Elizabeth and Morgan begin to realize that their fates are connected to the isolated island in ways they never dreamed. While the discovery of Morgan’s connect
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Kate’s 2¢: “The Lost Summers of Newport” by Karen S. White
“The Lost Summers of Newport” by Karen S. White
Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read. I’m just saying…
Each in her turn, Ellen 1899, Lucky 1957, and Andy, 2019, advance the story until the whole tale is told. I don’t think the Epilogue adds anything to the story and could have been deleted.
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White was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and during her childhood lived in numerous states and also in Venezuela and London, England, where she graduated from The American School in London.[citation needed] She attended college at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Management.[1]
Most of White’s novels are based in the low-country of the southeastern United States. Her first book, In the Shadow of the Moon was a double finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award.[2] The Girl on Legare Street reached The New York Times Best Seller list in November 2009.[3][4] On Folly Beach, published in May 2010, was also a NYT bestseller.[5] White has published 27 novels to date, with the latest book, The Attic on Queen Street, released in November 2021. In addition to her solo work, White has also has co-authored four novels with Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig; the most recent, The Lost Summers of Newport, was released in May 2022.
White is married to Timothy J. White, a US banker, with two children, and resides near Atlanta, Georgia.[6] White is currently published by Berkley, a division of Penguin Random House.[1]
From NLS/BARD/LOC:
The Lost Summers of Newport DB108913
White, Karen, (Karen S.). Reading time: 13 hours, 14 minutes.
Read by Lisa Flanagan.
Historical Fiction
“2019: Andie Figuero has just landed her dream job as a producer of Mansion Makeover, a popular reality show about restoring America’s most lavish historic houses. Andie has high hopes for her latest project: the once glorious but gently crumbling Sprague Hall in Newport, Rhode Island, summer resort of America’s gilded class–famous for the lavish “summer cottages” of Vanderbilts and Belmonts. But Andie runs into trouble: the reclusive heiress who still lives in the mansion, Lucia “Lucky” Sprague, will only allow the show to go forward on two conditions: One, nobody speaks to her. Two, nobody touches the mansion’s ruined boathouse. 1899: Ellen Daniels has been hired to give singing lessons to Miss Maybelle Sprague, a naive young Colorado mining heiress whose stepbrother John has poured their new money into buying a place among Newport’s elite. John is determined to see Maybelle married off to a fortune-hunting Italian prince, and Ellen is supposed to polish up the girl for her launch.
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