The Lightkeeper's Wife (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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Alone on the tip of the cape, Hannah Snow is on the verge of her most heroic rescue yet.

On 19th century Cape Cod, Hannah Snow shouldn't even be in the water. Her husband, John, would be furious--it's his job to tend to Dangerfield Light. It's certainly not women's work, and his quick trips out of town don't give her permission to rush toward the tattered ships. But she does, and though she can't save everyone, William "Billy" Pike, is someone she can. He's recuperating in her care when John's horse is found abandoned. Hannah invites Billy to stay as a hired hand--but soon discovers that he is not at all whom she thought he was. When everything holding her together falls apart, can Hannah learn how to save herself?

"Lightkeeper is made all the more compelling by knowing that it’s a story drawn from actual experiences of women sailors and pirates, who often took on jobs meant for men when their husbands or fathers died.......Are “masculine” and “feminine” just social constructs? Does gender define our motives and characteristics? What does it mean to be a man or a woman? The questions will linger long after the last page has been turned." --Julie Harthill Clayton, Lambda Literary