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Review: "The Lighthouse Keeper" by JM Pratt #78549 05/21/00 06:06 PM
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"The Lighthouse Keeper" by James Michael Pratt follows the life story of Peter O'Banyon, an irish lad whose parents were killed in a car accident. Peter is sent to live with his uncle Billie, a lighthouse keeper on Port Hope (an island off the cost of Nantucket.)

Through a well-conceived series of flashbacks, we learn the triumphs and tragedies of Peter's life as the O'Banyon family moves through American 20th Century History.

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"[Billie] didn't have to do this [light the lighthouse lamp], he knew. He could give it all up, at least until Peter returned [from WW II], and to keep his promise made years ago to watch for his [wife] Kate [who committed suicide after the accidental drowning of their child].

It was a token, really. A gesture. A gesture of love to be sure, but of faith, also. He was a lightkeeper, a solitary job dedicated to give power to others to see when they needed it most. I'd rather die than give up on that. A lonely cause, it was, but a good one.


A well-written story. If you've ever thought of the lighthouse as a metaphor for God, you'll enjoy this book.

The Lighthouse Keeper
By James Michael Pratt
SSt. Martens Press, New York
February 2000

ISBN 0-312-24113-5 SRP $23.95

Amazon.com



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Re: Review: "The Lighthouse Keeper" by JM Pratt #78550 05/21/00 10:33 PM
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Sorry John, I just didn't care for this book. I found it very depressing and not very accurate as to the lightkeeping part.


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