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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... seemed to last an hour and it was only nine in the morning. According to the chart his father had told him to follow, sunset would occur fifteen minutes after six and then “civil twilight” twenty-five minutes later. That meant there ...
... seemed to have forgotten all about it and was happily playing in the sand. As he rocked, Josh occasionally glanced at the ocean and the seabirds flying past. He saw a trio of pelicans, a lone gull, a squadron of mergansers, and a sea ...
... seemed sad that the Almighty Creator of the Universe might be so needy as to take a mother away from her children. Something small drifting along on the blue water caught Josh's eye and he stood to see it better. It wasn't a dolphin ...
... seemed. He would get a tarpaulin in case of rain, put Jacob in the workboat, and they'd both go out and catch the little boat. It was a glorious day, the skies blue with just a cotton-puff cloud or two, the winds fair and light. Tonight ...
... seemed to make her! As he kept watching her, sideways, glimpses for a moment, then away to come back again, each time longer, the master's heart grew warmer until it was as near afire as a man approaching fifty could bear. And now ...
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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 |