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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312974695
ISBN: 0312974698
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: February 15, 2001
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Sales Rank: 104215
Studio: St. Martin's Paperbacks
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The beloved bestseller that will shine in your heart forever...From the acclaimed author of The Last Valentine comes an unforgettable story about family, loss, and eternal love. Bestselling writer James Michael Pratt once again touches our emotions and our spirit as only a great writer can...Ten-year-old Peter O'Banyon's life changes forever when his family dies in an accident. Orphaned, he goes to live with his garrulous Uncle Billie, the keeper of the Port Hope Island Lighthouse in Massachusetts. There, as the beacon leads sailors home, Peter learns an astonishing truth about Billie's past-- and the power of love. This message guides Peter's life, even when World War II's brutality rocks his faith, even when he returns to his young bride and an unimaginable tragedy. Now, in the final days of his own life, Peter needs to pass on the lighthouse keeper's secrets to his own daughter, but to do it may take nothing less than a miracle...
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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
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Another great book by Pratt! You'll like this book if you enjoy stories about TRUE romance, love the way it was designed to be. If you enjoy stories that keep you turning pages until you've discovered "what happens next." If you're ready for an uplifting tale by a great author. Much recommended!
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I picked this book up like many of the other reviews I have read because of the cover, and the fact that I really enjoy lighthouses. But as I got into the book I realized it was more than just a story about a lighthouse keeper, it was a story about all of life's triumphs and tragedies. I was really drawn into the book by Pratt's style to make the characters come alive. We see through the eyes of the narrator that not only do some things in life cause major heartbreak, many things also cause joy. ... Read More
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This story centers on the reflections of Peter O'Banyon, an elderly lighthouse keeper in Massachusetts... One day his daughter decides to bring him back to the old lighthouse to boost his spirits. The visit awakens old memories and causes the old man to pour out his soul to his daughter. The rich stories, filled with emotion, surprise his daughter because she was not aware of the depth of her father's love for her mother Anna or the pain he suffered over her loss. She also learns of Peter's painful ... Read More
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Get out your kleenex box! This one is a tear-jerker. A story about an old lighthouse keeper who wishes to pass along his legacy to an only daughter, shortly before his death. The story revolves around his earlier life as a simple Irish immigrant, sent off to Europe in WWII, the tragedies of his young life, and how he came to be the lighthouse keeper. A story of love lost, which is ultimately regained. The ending is a bit farfetched, in my opinion, yet the story itself keeps you reading to the end. A ... Read More
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I picked this out for a little distraction from my Rat Pack, Sinatra, mafia obsession I was going through.....and it was perfect. First of all, if you love books the cover art and dust jacket art are exquisite. That's what first caught my eye. Truly a keeper.
The story starts as a dying father tells his daughter about the lighthouse and how he came to be the island and how his "Uncle Billy" came there, and the story of the family. Little did I know that the story would parallel my life.....the ... Read More
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