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    The Lighthouse Keeper: A Novel
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    The Lighthouse Keeper: A Novel

    By James Michael Pratt

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    About this ebook

    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...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateFeb 15, 2001
    ISBN9780312273538
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    The Lighthouse Keeper: A Novel
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    James Michael Pratt

    James Michael Pratt is a speaker with the Stephen Covey Institute, and the author of The Lighthouse Keeper, available from Brilliance Audio. He lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and children.

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    • 4/5
      I liked the symbolism in this book. I had to read it. My grandmother's grandfather was a lighthouse keeper in Maine. The writing style and tone remind me slightly of the book, Ahab's Wife. It's a story from another time, with remarkably detailed WWI scenes. But it's the story of an Irish family and of two keepers of the light. More than that, it's about the human heart and life. It's more than I can say in a review. What came to mind more than once was how we all ride the waves of life and make choices that affect others and ourselves.
    • 2/5
      Maudlin christain story of an Irish immigrant & descendants, Te first man's railing against his trials and tribulations somehow calmed to acceptance after looking at a picture given to the first immigrant by his local priest. The next generations similar tragedies similarly accepted after reading a letter left by the first. Two generations are lighthouse keepers. The format is the final son's reminiscing on his deathbed to his daughter-in-law. A fair amount of this man's story takes place in WWII--African theater and Anzio.
    • 2/5
      This book was written as a potential Hallmark movie. Just emotional upheaval from one thing to the next. Shamelessly going for "tears" at every turn. I guess it is a form of Job-inspired testimony but I don't buy it. Waste of time!