The Keeper's Son: A NovelMacmillan, 2007 M04 1 - 352 pages In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyster rakers, and a few lonely sailors of the Coast Guard. Dominating the glorious, raw beauty of the little island is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which for generations has been the responsibility of one family, the Thurlows. |
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... didn't appear and reappear. He thought it might be flotsam from the wreck of the Bertha Gaskill, a brigantine that had gone down in a storm just off Hatteras the past winter. Ever since, her planks had been floating in, and even a big ...
... didn't give up. He kept chasing until at last he tacked up to the boat and got a hand on it. To his delight, he discovered it was just as pretty and special as he thought and it looked brand-new, too. Its hull was painted a bright ...
... didn't find it, did you?” Herman asked suspiciously. “No, and I remember how disappointed I was. Now I realize just looking was treasure enough.” “That don't make no sense,” Herman said. “At your age, it wouldn't. But give it a few ...
... didn't know what to say to any of that, so he didn't say anything, smart boy that he was. Dosie climbed down off Genie. “What's your decision?” “I'm your boy,” Herman answered without a moment's hesitation. “Then I am your boss and you ...
... didn't work, there was always a bottle of Mount Gay rum to help him through the night. Josh had spent a little time on Barbados, an island as warm and lush as the rum it produced. When he took a glass of Mount Gay, he could almost ...
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DEATH I SAID | 143 |
BUT THERE THE SILVER ANSWER RANG | 315 |
NOT DEATH BUT LOVE | 403 |
HISTORICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 421 |