Lighthouse

I do try very hard to read books with a mind to the different values of the time in which they were written. Reading this one now, hard on the heels of a bloody 2014, on the Eve of Martin Luther King day, was a jarring experience. Part of the book's story was watching this Yankee transplanted to Geo......more

During my sojourn in Kentucky, I wandered into the library of my temporary home. Glancing at the books on the shelf, Lighthouse written by Eugenia Price caught my attention. I love lighthouses; they are sure and constant towering armories of light. It is a satisfying notion –a beacon set up on a hil......more

Audible credit 13 hours 33 min. Narrated by Tessa Richard's (A) With hope of being being able to see well enough to write a review later.......more

James Gould was an admirable but flawed man. Admirable in his dedication to be and do the very best he could conceive and flawed in his inability to imagine that things might be different than the way he perceived them. He felt betrayed by his first fiance when she preferred his brother to him even......more

I thought I had read this book many years ago as I have always loved St. Simons, GA, the setting for the story. Having just visited the island and surrounding areas to tour 14 historic churches, I was once again interested in Eugenia Price's historical novel. I am so glad I came home and checked it......more