The Lightkeepers Daughters

Posted on 24 November 2018 by Jean E. Pendziwol

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 a past that suddenly becomes all too present when her late father s journals are found amid the ruins of an old shipwreck.With the help of Morgan, a delinquent teenager performing community service, 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 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 connection sheds light onto her own family mysteries, the faded pages of the journals hold questions than answers for Elizabeth, and threaten the very core of who she is. Download The Lightkeepers Daughters – kino-fada.fr 5 stars Wow I m blown away loved every word of this beautiful story This novel is moving right to the top of my 2017 Favourites list The characters, the atmosphere, the secrets every part of this story was done to perfection The author, Jean E Pendziwol, created an unforgettable tale of family, love and hidden secrets all wrapped up in an intoxicating, mesmerizing and captivating atmosphere I highly, highly recommend this beautiful gem of a book It was a pleasure to share reading 5 stars Wow I m blown away loved every word of this beautiful story This novel is moving right to the top of my 2017 Favourites list The characters, the atmosphere, the secrets every part of this story was done to perfection The author, Jean E Pendziwol, created an unforgettable tale of family, love and hidden secrets all wrapped up in an intoxicating, mesmerizing and captivating atmosphere I highly, highly recommend this beau...Morgan is a teenage girl, being raised in foster homes after the death of her father When she tags a fence at a elderly living home she is given community service, her job to scrape and repaint the fence There she meets a blind, elderly woman named Elizabeth, who once lived on Porphyry Island with her parents , brothers and twin sister Emily Her father was the lighthouse keepers and his journals have just been delivered to Elizabeth,...I will start at the end I do not recall ever needing tissues to mop up tears after reading the Author s Notes at the end of a book Goodness gracious.This novel, with chapters alternating primarily between narrators Elizabeth and Morgan, is so full and satisfying It is a fascinating story, there are characters with deep and complex personalities, it takes place on various shores of the mighty, tempestuous, moody Lake Superior and it is written with full command over the characters, locale, a I will st...If you ve ever been to Lake Superior, you would never know it was a lake rather than an ocean sitting on its coast It sits between the US and Canada and is one of the 5 Great Lakes I recall from early childhood the south side being shallow and being able to drift out for what seemed like miles and the north side, dipping deep down, upon a few steps in But the landscapes of the lakes change along with the seasons.This is a wonderfully descriptive novel of a young girl, Morgan, who has been in If you ve ever been to Lake Superior, you would never know it was a lake rather than an ocean sitting on its coast It sits between the US and Canada and is one of the 5 Great Lakes I recall from early childho...People said this book was good but not one review the few I read , nor the blurb prepared me WOW. really WOW I don t even know where to begin.I mean I ve read stories about unlikely characters coming together an adult and teenager so this in itself is not new I thought of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barberry also a book I enjoyed.and I ve read books about dysfunctional families, delinquent teenagers, old folks, and secrets so this is not new.but what i People said this book was good but not one review the few I read , nor the blurb prepared me WOW. really WOW I don t even know where to begin.I mean I ve read stories about unlikely characters coming together an adult and teenager so this in itself is not new I thought of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barberry also a book I enjoyed.and I ve read books about dysfunctional families, delinquent teenagers, old folks, and secrets so this is not new.but what is new is how this entire book is written as a whole with symbolism throughout messages insights etc You have to read it to know what I m talking about This book is both historical fiction suspenseful contemporary storytelling I can t think of another book written like this Just remarkable.Plus there are twists that really are twists The language is soft and harsh Seriously HARSH BOLD SWEARING that I didn t expect to find in these pages under that gorgeous book cover Some readers might be offended Yet seriously BREATHTAKING almost musical and artful beauty in ...If I could I would give this book 6 perfect stars This really was such a remarkable book, I m sure my words cannot do it justice The characters were so well developed, the writing so extremely vivid, the pacing perfect, It just met or exceeded everything I expect from a wonderful book it was a book about secrets, family, bonds, love, And so muchThe book took place during two different time frames, both of which I found equally intriguing The part of this book set in the p If I could I would give this book 6 perfect stars This really was such a remarkable book, I m sure my words cannot do it justice The characters were so well developed, the writing so extremely vivid, the pacing perfect, It just met or exceeded everything I expect from a wo...5 huggable, bright, shiny stars for The Lightkeeper s Daughters This is one of those books where the words inside are just as alluring as the cover There are two storylines, past and present, and I loved each equally Lighthouses have always been captivating to me, and the story surrounding this particular lighthouse at Porphyry Point on Lake Superior was mesmerizing As I write, I feel like I am running down a checklist where everything is marked off because this was literallythe perfect 5 huggable, bright...If I had to describe this book in three words it would beCharming, Engaging and MemorableFrom the the very beginning of this novel I was captivated by the magic of the voices on audio and the memorable characters that make this book such a pleasure to listen to I think readers of books like Orphan Train The Light Between Oceans may well enjoy this novel.Elizabeth Livingstone, is living in a retirement home and her eyesight has failed her, raised on Porphyry Isl...Traveling Sisters Review by Brenda with Jennifer, Lindsay, Jaline, Nikki and Berit.I read The LightKeeper s Daughters with six of my Traveling Sisters This was a first sister read for two of our sisters and I am so happy this turned out to be such a special reading experience for their first read We all really enjoyed this beautifully written book and as one sister said it was such a huggable book that she tucked it under her pillow so she could cuddle it I am going to warn you now I am going Traveling Sisters Review by Brenda with Jennifer, Lindsay, Jaline, Nikki and Berit.I read The LightKeeper s Daughters with six of my Traveling Sisters This was a first sister read for two of our sisters and I am so happy this turned out to be such a special reading experience for their first read We all really enjoyed this beautifully wri...I love lighthouses and our Great Lakes, as I am in Michigan where both are aplenty This story takes place at a lighthouse along the powerful Lake Superior This book is mostly a story about sister love through the years but there are many hi...

24 November 2018

Jean E. Pendziwol