The Lighthouse Secret

Author/Guide: Carmel Harrington

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1951, 2023: A lighthouse and a decades own secret that has kept hidden in the shadows

ISBN: 978-0008528638
Genre: Fiction

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What you need to know before your trail

1951, Ireland

On the windswept Cork coast, the lighthouse-keepers’ wives wait, watching the sea. Their husbands are coming home. But one secret can never be revealed.

2023, Maine

Decades later, Mollie Kenefick receives an anonymous note: Family secrets never stay buried. The only person she can ask is her grandmother – however, Beth made a vow that she swore never to break.

But someone knows what happened that summer in 1951, and it seems they’re not happy keeping silent . . .

Locations

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Ireland ( Republic of) - County Cork
A: Ballycotton Lighthouse
B: Ballycotton Pier
C: Garryvoe Beach

America/USA - Maine
D: Camden

Travel Guide

Ballycotton

A coastal village in County Cork about 25 miles (40 km) east of Cork city. This little fishing village sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay with a long sandy beach. Apparently, the current village is actually a re-settlement of an older village which is now entirely underwater.

Ballycotton has a lovely lighthouse which is a major feature in the novel – and on the cover!