The Woman at the Light, Joanna Brady
The Woman at the Light, Joanna Brady
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The Woman at the Light

Author: Joanna Brady

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/03/2012


Synopsis

In the tradition of Leila Meacham and Dorothea Benton Frank comes a stunning debut novel about a well-born Southern woman who finds courage and strength to overcome tragedy with an unexpected new love. One afternoon in 1839, Emily Lowrys husband vanishes from Wreckers Cay, an isolated island off the coast of Key West where he tends the lighthouse. As days stretch into months, Emily has no choice but to take charge of Wreckers Cay and her husbands duties tending the light to support her three childrenand a fourth on the way. Unexpected help arrives when a runaway slave named Andrew washes up on their beach. At first, Emily is intensely wary of this strange, charming man, whose very presence there is highly illegal. But Andrew proves himself an enormous help and soon wins the hearts of the Lowry family. Far from the outside world and societys rules, his place in Emilys life, as steadfast now as the light, will forever change their futures. When Emilys family is ripped apart once again, she faces untold hardships that test her love and determination and show how the passionate love of a defiant, determined woman can overcome any obstacle.

About Joanna Brady

Joanna Brady’s novel was inspired by Key West’s colorful history and its female lighthouse keepers in the nineteenth century. She divides her time between Key West and a stone cottage in a medieval village in the Southwest of France.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara

At first, I really loved and enjoyed this book. The narrative is very engaging. The descriptions are just right. The story is different. Can't say I've ever read a tale quite like this one. It gets major points for a unique story line. It goes from New Orleans to Wrecker's Cave and the workings of ma......more

Goodreads review by R.Z.

I could not put it down. Excellent writing and a tale well told. As a person with numerous "eras" in my own long life, I could relate to the immense changes that took place in the protagonist's life and how she dealt with them. May you write many more, Joanna Brady!......more