{"product_id":"9780062859761","title":"The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Who Came Home\u003c\/i\u003e comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThey call me a heroine, but I am not deserving of such accolades. I am just an ordinary young woman who did her duty.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1838: Northumberland, England. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace Darling’s home for all of her twenty-two years. When she and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious storm, Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, the subject of poems, ballads, and plays. But far more precious than her unsought fame is the friendship that develops between Grace and a visiting artist. Just as George Emmerson captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1938: Newport, Rhode Island. Nineteen-years-old and pregnant, Matilda Emmerson has been sent away from Ireland in disgrace. She is to stay with Harriet, a reclusive relative and assistant lighthouse keeper, until her baby is born. A discarded, half-finished portrait opens a window into Matilda’s family history. As a deadly hurricane approaches, two women, living a century apart, will be linked forever by their instinctive acts of courage and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011606429936,"sku":"9780062859761","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062859761_p0.jpg?v=1763633508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062859761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}