Debra O. (honestaccountant) - , reviewed on 8/3/2006 + 74 more book reviews

A moving and poignant story of the loves and tragedies in an Irish-American family.

As a child, Peter O'Banyon's life changed irrevocably when his family was killed in a car accident. He was sent to live with his Uncle Billie, the keeper of the Port Hope Lighthouse in Massachusetts. From Billie, he learns the secret of keeping love alive--even when tragedy strikes--and he discovers how Billie himself was put to the test as a young man.

World War II takes Peter away from the lighthouse and his beloved wife Anna, but he isn't prepared for the ravages of war and the brutality that can kill a man's soul. Peter is tested even further when he returns home and faces a tragedy that almost destroys him. Can he learn the lesson of the lighthouse keeper...and at the end of his life, can he pass that lesson on to his own daughter?

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