The Light on Farallon Island, Jen Wheeler
The Light on Farallon Island, Jen Wheeler
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The Light on Farallon Island

Author: Jen Wheeler

Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2023

Categories: Fiction, Women, Gothic

Synopsis

From debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woman encounters as she flees a tragic past to the menacing Farallon Islands.Thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco lie the Farallon Islands, known to sailors as the Devil’s Teeth. Despite their fearsome reputation, their remote nature appeals to young Lucy Riley, who in 1859 seeks a new start as a teacher to the lighthouse keepers’ children.But Lucy brings treacherous secrets with her, including a name that isn’t hers and a past she can’t escape. On the island, she meets Will Sisson, a mysterious man who seems to recognize her name—but not her face. Wary of Will at first, Lucy slowly starts to trust him.As Lucy embeds herself in the island’s community, she discovers numerous dangers: deadly cliffs, shark-infested waters, and disorienting fogs. A dark presence of another sort, too, disguises an encroaching threat. In this forbidding place, Lucy must find the courage to confront the perils of her past and the ever-present dangers of the world around her for the new life she’s sought to finally begin.

About Jen Wheeler

Jen Wheeler is a former managing editor of Chowhound and lives in Oregon. The Light on Farallon Island is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeanette

This book was okay. It contained a lot of graphic material involving killing animals. There is also an intense scene involving a murder. I liked the ending. I was provided a copy from Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.......more

Goodreads review by Heather

I don’t understand the negative reviews for this book…I thought it was incredible! The character development was very rich and the author made you really feel for and understand the main characters. Some people have mentioned graphic animal deaths descriptions but I felt they were valid, considering......more

Goodreads review by Karren

In 1859, Lucy Riley takes a job on Farallon Island, it's located thirty miles from the coast of San Francisco and she will be teaching the lighthouse keepers children. Called the Devils Teeth, the remote islands landscape is rugged, the home to thousands of seagulls and once a year murre birds lay t......more

Goodreads review by Cranky Commentary (Melinda)

In the 1850’s, a young woman with a secret accepts a job teaching school to the children of lighthouse keepers on the isolated and treacherous Farallon Islands, off San Francisco. DNF at 68%. I just can’t go on. At first, the setting was unique and fascinating to me, as I had never heard of the Fara......more

Goodreads review by Alix

I liked the story but it was slow at times. There isn’t a ton going on so I was occasionally a bit bored until things picked up again plot-wise. The Farallon Islands are such a unique setting and I appreciated the descriptive prose and historical accuracy the author took when describing the harvesti......more

Quotes

“Jen Wheeler’s The Light on Farallon Island is just spectacular. A book of isolation, both physical and self-imposed, and the fragility of connection; a story of secrets and consequences; and a love story to a wind-swept and sea battered Farallon Islands. Intricately plotted, deeply researched, beautifully written—a knockout.” —Kim Taylor Blakemore, author of The Deception“In her engrossing debut novel, Wheeler’s depiction of an unusual and fascinating setting expertly accentuates her heroine’s fears and joys in this atmospheric, evocative exploration of how forcefully the past can haunt us, and the redemptive power of love.” —Megan Chance, author of A Dangerous Education

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