Description
A lighthouse stands as both workplace and sanctuary, where one keeper’s careful routines—boiling water for tea, tending the lamp, and recording each day in a logbook—become a steady rhythm against the vast, changing sea. Through shifting weather, drifting ice, and the slow passage of seasons, the family’s quiet life unfolds in close, intimate detail, inviting readers to notice what time looks like when it moves at the pace of tides and storms. With its lyrical, observational storytelling and striking visual storytelling, this book explores themes of patience, vigilance, and the comfort of everyday rituals in an unpredictable world. Sophie Blackall’s distinctive style brings the lighthouse’s atmosphere to life, making the ordinary tasks of care feel luminous and enduring.
Available Editions
paperback
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Jan 1, 2018
ISBN: 9780316362382
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First Published
2018
Language
eng
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