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Kiss River

#2 in series

by Diane Chamberlain
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A woman campaigns to rescue an Outer Banks community’s lighthouse lens from the ocean in this classic novel by a New York Times bestseller.
 
Separated by a continent from her child, Gina Higgins comes to Kiss River with little more than a desperate plan. Now, saving her daughter depends on whether she can uncover a message buried deep below the ocean’s surface.
 
Kiss River’s historic nineteenth-century lighthouse has all but fallen into the sea, taking with it the huge Fresnel lens that once served as its beacon. Gina is desperate to find a way to raise the lens; the glass holds the key to her future, her fortune and her only chance to save the one person who matters to her.
 
Clay O’Neill lives in the old light keeper’s house, a home he shares with his sister, Lacey. When Lacey invites her to stay with them, Gina eagerly accepts. As Gina begins her quest to raise the lens, Clay finds himself drawn to her struggle, and to Gina herself.
 
But the answers lie deep below the ocean. And the lighthouse holds secrets that neither Clay nor Gina can anticipate . . . 
 
Praise for Kiss River
 
“Diane Chamberlain furbishes an intriguing novel that will send the audience seeking the debut story (Keeper of the Light).” —The Best Reviews
 
“This book is filled with individuals struggling with their emotions and decisions, all of which make for a moving and touching reading experience.” —RT Book Reviews
 
“Diane Chamberlain is a marvelously gifted author. Every book she writes is a gem.” —Literary Times

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Keeper Trilogy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 16, 2023

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

      • ISBN: 9781488052613

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781488052613

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781488052613
      • File size: 926 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      February 1, 2003
      Alternating chapters tell the stories of 14-year-old Bess Poor, the daughter of the Kiss River lighthouse keeper on North Carolina's Outer Banks during World War II, and Gina Higgins, a contemporary schoolteacher who has traveled to Kiss River on a mysterious quest. When Gina arrives, she discovers that the lighthouse she has come so far to see was nearly knocked down in a storm and that its lens lies at the bottom of the sea. She's taken in by Lacey and Clay, a sister and brother saddled with some serious issues, and as Gina and Clay develop a complicated relationship, the narrative is broken by Bess' 1942 diary entries detailing her romance with a young Coast Guardsman. Taking a job at a local gathering spot, Gina begins to join the community, but she is harboring a secret related to her obsession with recovering the sunken Kiss River light. When all the secrets are revealed, they don't seem all that earth shattering,but Chamberlain does tie the two disparate stories together in a charming manner.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2003, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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