The Lighthouse Keepers Daughter

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Exquisite a clear head and shoulders above the rest Sunday Independent
Compelling I cant 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-keepers 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.

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Atmospheric My Weekly

Shines a brilliant light on female courage and enduranceA splendid read Kate Quinn,New York Times Bestselling Author ofThe Alice Network

This exquisite, thoroughly researched book places her a clear head and shoulders above the rest. Sunday Independent

Beautiful, heart-wrenching yet life affirming I loved it. Fionnuala Kearney author of You, Me and Other People

A compelling read, the best kind of historical fiction. Portobello Book Blog

So absorbing, I couldnt put it down. Book Chat

Hazel delivers a cast of strong, courageous women for readers to fall in love with. writing.ie

Praise for Hazel Gaynor:

This is a gorgeous, uplifting, magical book that will have you hooked from the start. Gill Paul author of The Secret Wife

Peopled with unforgettable charactersOnce begun, I dare you to put it down. Kathleen Tessaro, author of The Perfume Collector

Beautiful, heart-wrenching yet life affirming I loved it. Fionnuala Kearney, author of You, Me and Other People

Hazel delivers a cast of strong, courageous women for readers to fall in love with. writing.ie

Her pages pulse with luxurious language and fine detail an emotive and accessible read' Gloss Magazine

Gorgeously written Irish Independent

Author Bio

Hazel Gaynor is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Memory of Violets and The Girl Who Came Home, for which she received the 2015 RNA Historical Novel of the Year award. Her third novel, The Girl from the Savoy, was an Irish Times and Globe & Mail Canada bestseller, and was shortlisted for the BGE Irish Book Awards Popular Fiction Book of the Year. In 2017, she has published The Cottingley Secret and Last Christmas in Paris. Hazel was selected by US Library Journal as one of 'Ten Big Breakout Authors' for 2015 and her work has been translated into several languages. Hazel lives in Ireland with her husband and two children.