The Lightkeeper's Daughter
by Iain Lawrence
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When, after a four-year absence, seventeen-year-old Squid returns to her childhood home on a remote lighthouse island off British Columbia with her young daughter in tow, she and her parents try to come to terms with each other and the painful events of the past, especially the death of her older brother.Tags
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A haunting novel whose characters and their complex familial releationships stay with you long after finishing. A brilliant YA text to use to move on teeengers' reading.
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Iain Lawrence is a journalist, travel writer, and author. His novels include Ghost Boy, Lord of the Nutcracker Men, The Skeleton Tree, and the High Seas Trilogy. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- First words
- In the bow of the ship, high above the sea, stands a girl of seventeen.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The beacon sinks below the water, and the wind lashes at the lightkeeper's daughter.
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- English, German
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
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