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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... pretty and special as he thought and it looked brand-new, too. Its hull was painted a bright, cheerful red. He inspected the stiff new painter attached to its bow. Someone had not tied it off very well and the sea, being the sea, had ...
... pretty women who appear world-weary are attractive to a certain class of men, which is to say nearly all of them. In her riding outfit of a white blouse tucked into jodhpurs, which were in turn tucked into knee-length brown leather ...
A Novel Homer Hickam. a wary, yet yearning expression on her otherwise pretty face. Men had often chased her and professed endless love to her, but she thought surely their attentions were mostly a sham and couldn't understand why they ...
... Pretty soon, though, I'll get better. Just do your work and don't be frightened. Do you understand?” When Herman nodded his head, Dosie continued, “On Saturdays, I will want you here during the morning only, and on Sundays not at all ...
... into Queenie's hospital, never to leave. He waddled a few steps at Josh's reproof, then tucked his head under his starboard wing. It was well-known that Purdy had once been married to a pretty little thing, 24 Homer Hickam.
Contents
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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 |