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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... sun sank lower, Josh knew the shadow of the tower would gradually move until it pointed at the ocean. The. old wicker rocker creaked as Josh pushed back and Then, just before the shadow dissolved into the encroaching darkness,. PROLOGUE.
... tower, carrying with him a three-gallon can of kerosene. Along the way, he would pass the brass plaque his grandfather, the second keeper of the Killakeet light, had placed at the third landing. It was inscribed with the words from the ...
... towers with their flashing spokes of light to warn the freighters, tankers, warships, fishing boats, banana boats, and every other kind of vessel that they were passing through what had been called for centuries the Graveyard of the ...
... tower to light the lamp. The Lighthouse Service had graciously allowed the Thurlows to have a family cemetery behind the Keeper's House. Josh wanted to tell his mother about getting to keep the light, and he also needed to tell her how ...
... tower with a single black bar painted halfway up. “I had forgotten how beautiful it was,” Dosie said, and then she breathed in the warm, saltladen air, which felt like a tonic. The temperature had risen with every step toward the ...
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 |