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Summary: Great book, but didn't draw tears until....
Review: ...the bitter end. You can't help but be pulled into the story. I felt as if I was there living the story with Peter, and his losses were staggering. A very heartening love story and cronicle of devotion. Are you sure this isn't the 'real mccoy'?
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Summary: A great Read!
Review: A really interesting story. This is a book well worth reading. It really is a story that is hard to put down. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Love-truelove never changes
Review: Being a "lady" that is considered elderly, I still love to read good, clean, inspiring books. The Lighthouse Keeper is such a book. Thank Heavens we still have a few authors commited to decent literature that do not need to us filth to draw some people's interest. I loved this book.I feel sorry for anyone who reads this book and does not grasp the inspiring tone and message. They have lost a tremendous opportunity to lean about true love. I had 49 years, 4 months, and 28 days of such a love. THank you!
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Summary: Reading the Light
Review: Dear Mr. Pratt,It has not been that long ago that I read your wonderful book "The Lighthouse Keeper". This book ranged in emotions so greatly that it kept me captivated. I laughed, i cried, i got angry. It was all around a wonderful book to read. I am a very giving person when it comes to sharing great works of literature. Your book is making it rounds as we speak. I'm not really sure who has it at this moment. Whoever it is, I'm sure they will enjoy it as thouroughly as I did. I applaud you on a job well done. I look forward to your next book. Sincerly A Devoted Fan, Amy J. Brown
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Summary: The Lighthouse Keeper
Review: Finally a book about men when they were men. When women appreciated them as such. Love & War brings out the best and worst in all of us. This story bridges them both. Written with compassion and spiritual directness. Strong on family values. A refreshing trip back in time. Thank you from Palmdale, California
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Summary: touching tear-jerker
Review: Get out your kleenex box! This one is a tear-jerker. A story about an old lighthouse keeper who wishes to pass along his legacy to an only daughter, shortly before his death. The story revolves around his earlier life as a simple Irish immigrant, sent off to Europe in WWII, the tragedies of his young life, and how he came to be the lighthouse keeper. A story of love lost, which is ultimately regained. The ending is a bit farfetched, in my opinion, yet the story itself keeps you reading to the end. A touching novel with a social comment...and a new twist on the meaning of a "light keeper."
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Summary: From a lighthouse keeper's daughter
Review: I bought the book for the beautiful cover, hoping that the inside would be as good as the cover. I was wrong! This book is decent. This book has substance. This book tells a story that could have been a chronicle of a neighbor lighthouse keeper - and I know because I grew up as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper 17 years worth - on an island in Massachusetts. I tell you this: Mr. Pratt has accurately captured the spirit of people who have manned the lighthouses over the years. I could not get over this! I will read and reread this book for years to come. I will give it to my children and say to them, "That's like your grandfather." Oh read this book, I say for it is love in words - love of the indominable spirit of a people to survive adversity. Thank you, Mr. Pratt for putting the hope of the world on to paper.
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Summary: A very sweet story with a moral
Review: I bought this book simply because some of my online reading buddies have raved about this book. And they were right. Normally, I don't read such sappy stories as it is predictable, but I must confess this book isn't predictable and it's really one of the sweetest books I've read in a long time. The Lighthouse Keeper isn't about just about lighthouses ~~ it is about two men and a woman keeping in touch with their heritage and learning life's tough lessons along the way. Uncle Bill came to Port Hope after a tragedy happened to him and he found renewed hope and joy in life again. Peter, his nephew, comes home from WWII to carry on the tradition that his uncle has started ~~ by keeping the light on for other weary sailers in the world. And Kathleen, Peter's daughter is the silent observer with her own glimpses into her family's heritage. And Pratt combines the two men's stories into one. This novel is not normally what I would choose to read because I am spoiled by lyrical writing and thought-provoking novels ~~ but I am glad that I managed to pick this book up. It is one of the most uplifting novels I have read so far this year. It provides a glimmer of life and hope after tragedies abound in one's life. And it leaves you with a warm glow after the last page is turned. If you like Pratt's "The Last Valentine," then you will like this book. It's one of the sentimental and uplifting book with a moral ~~ never let life's woes keep you down. It's also a quick read and a thoroughly enjoyable one as well. This is one I would recommend to others!
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Summary: Heartfelt Saga
Review: I picked this book up like many of the other reviews I have read because of the cover, and the fact that I really enjoy lighthouses. But as I got into the book I realized it was more than just a story about a lighthouse keeper, it was a story about all of life's triumphs and tragedies. I was really drawn into the book by Pratt's style to make the characters come alive. We see through the eyes of the narrator that not only do some things in life cause major heartbreak, many things also cause joy. This heartfelt story of a father telling his daughter all about his childhood is one of the best works I've read in a long time. The story of one mans life shows us all how the light does not just come from the outside, but also from within. I was happy and sad as the book came to a close. This is a great novel that I would recommend to anyone.
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Summary: Heartfelt Saga
Review: I picked this book up like many of the other reviews I have read because of the cover, and the fact that I really enjoy lighthouses. But as I got into the book I realized it was more than just a story about a lighthouse keeper, it was a story about all of life's triumphs and tragedies. I was really drawn into the book by Pratt's style to make the characters come alive. We see through the eyes of the narrator that not only do some things in life cause major heartbreak, many things also cause joy. This heartfelt story of a father telling his daughter all about his childhood is one of the best works I've read in a long time. The story of one mans life shows us all how the light does not just come from the outside, but also from within. I was happy and sad as the book came to a close. This is a great novel that I would recommend to anyone.
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