Having never read anything by Alice Hoffman, I was uncertain what to expect. Her mother on the other hand, finds the remoteness and her menial work appalling. One of the lighthouse keeper’s wives, Julia, is kind to her. Despite the isolation of her surroundings, and the close proximity of the lighthouse keeper’s families, Adeline finds real joy on the island and now understands her late father’s love of the sea. Their are three families living on the island and they share one house.
“She was the sort of person who saw only herself and her shadow, and the rest of us disappeared in the bright sunlight.” Adeline’s mother is cold and narcissistic.
Her widowed mother, now having to find a way to support herself and her daughter, takes a menial job at a remote island lighthouse. After losing her beloved father, thirteen year-old Adeline elects to never speak again.
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