The Lighthouse Keeper - Hardcover

Pratt, James Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156895896X ISBN 13: 9781568958965

Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc, 2000

Synopsis

As a child, Peter O'Banyon's life changed irrevocably when his family was killed in a car accident. He was sent to live with his Uncle Billie, the keeper of the Port Hope Lighthouse in Massachusetts. From Billie, he learns the secret of keeping love alive -- even when tragedy strikes -- and he discovers how Billie himself was put to the test as a young man. World War II takes Peter away from the lighthouse and his beloved wife Anna, but he isn't prepared for the ravages of war and the brutality, that can kill a man's soul. Peter is tested even further when he returns home and faces a tragedy that almost destroys him. Can he learn the lesson of the lighthouse keeper...and at the end of his life, can he pass it on to his own daughter?

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Review:

Off the coast of Massachusetts, a sturdy lighthouse and its inhabitants weather the storms of life. Over three generations, the O'Banyon clan finds solace in the firm walls of the Port Hope lighthouse, and learns to "keep a light on" for each other.

In the present day, daughter Kathleen O'Banyon returns to be with her aging father, Peter, in the now retired lighthouse. As Peter reminisces about the past and his childhood with Uncle Billie, we are drawn into a family saga full of tragedy and inspiration. Through two world wars, illness, and premature deaths, the O'Banyon family has learned to trust and love fearlessly. As the characters and the readers soon learn, to be a good lighthouse keeper you must take care of not only those you love, but the "light inside yer bosom," as well.

Not for the schmaltz-allergic crowd, this nostalgic feast of emotion and sincerity could warm up your heart on an arctic vacation. Like Nicholas Sparks, James Michael Pratt knows where the heartstrings are, and plays them with all the subtlety of Tchaikovsky. But go ahead--no one is watching. Pull up the covers and let the sappiness seduce you! --Nancy R.E. O'Brien

From the Publisher:

"...this book is a good read, as Pratt constantly reiterates the symbolism, showing that the human spirit is like a lighthouse, capable of shining through the most devastating storms." Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 156895896X
• ISBN 13: 9781568958965
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277