new poster/lighthouse keepers

10 years ago

Hello - although I read here frequently, this is my first time posting. I thank you all for the many book recommendations you've provided. I'm hoping for some more suggestions. I've recently read Light Between Oceans and The Edge of the Earth, both of which I liked very much. The lighthouse keeper theme is appealing to me, the land/seascape descriptions, the isolation and weather, what they do other than keeping the lighthouse going; and I'm hoping some of you can suggest others. I'd be interested in any fictional works about lighthouse keepers as a central theme. TIA for your help.

Skibby

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veer
10 years ago
I think this topic will be rather a niche subject so have you considered doing a search for 'named' lighthouses? I am not familiar with those in the US but here in the UK we have several famous ones. The Eddystone, Bishop's Rock, Wolf Rock etc. and there is always the story of Grace Darling the daughter of the lighthouse keeper on the Farne Islands who rowed through a gale to rescue a stricken ship. Or maybe you could find something about R L Stevenson's (of 'Treasure Island' fame) Father, he was a famous lighthouse builder. Of course these might just lead you to Non fiction books, but they could be interesting.
You could check out the website below for 'Trinity House' the organisation that controls all lighthouses/lightships round the English coast.

Here is a link that might be useful: Trinity House
carolyn_ky
10 years ago
Lighthouse is the first in a trilogy by Eugenia Price. It is set on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, in the post-Revolutionary War era. It's basically a period love story, but the hero builds a lighthouse.

My sister and I climbed to the top of the SSI lighthouse quite a number of years ago, and our legs were sore for three days. Coming down was harder than going up. The two of us just went on a short driving trip recently, and I commented to her that we are too old now to be climbing up into lighthouses. She said, "We were too old then; we just didn't know it."
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skibby (zone 4 Vermont)
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you both for your suggestions. Much appreciated.

Skibby
junek-2009
10 years ago
How about "Lighthousekeeping" by Jeanette Winterson, a delightful little read.
skibby (zone 4 Vermont)
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10 years ago
junek - I was able to find that one and I just finished it. Thanks for the recommend.

Skibby
skibby (zone 4 Vermont)
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10 years ago
junek - I was able to find that one and I just finished it. Thanks for the recommend.

Skibby
rosefolly
10 years ago
The title I'm going to suggest is probably a little off the wall for your interests, but here goes. A Sorcerer's Treason by Sarah Zettel is a fantasy novel. Before she heads off for adventures in another world, the main character Bridget Lederle is a lighthouse keeper in Sand Island, Wisconsin in 1899.

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How about "To The Lighthouse" by Virginia Woolf ?.

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twobigdogs
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Welcome.

My suggestion has nothing to do with lighthouses but the descriptions of the sea are fabulous.

The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch. One of my all time favorite books. The writing is superb.

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I read "The Woman at the Light" by Joanna Brady, and liked it very much.

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