The Lighthouse Keepers Wife [Paperback]

Constance Small (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Maine Pr (January 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891019995
• ISBN-13: 978-0891019992
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,552,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A true life story, December 11, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lighthouse Keepers Wife (Paperback)

An autobiographical account of life keeping lights on the Maine coast, the author born in 1901 grew up in Lubec, Maine, married a man who went into the Lighthouse service, together they served at several light stations for decades: At Channel Light in Lubec Channel, at Avery Rock in Machias Bay, at Sequin Island at the mouth of the Kennebec River, at Dochet Island in the St. Croix River, and at the light in New Castle, N.H. Retired and later widowed, she wrote her experiences and is now known as an authority on lightkeeping on the Maine Coast. She currently lives in Portsmouth, N.H.

This is a thoroughly delightful book about a way of life that has almost become extinct, but which the memories and lessons are preserved to our great edification. -DMM

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with Charm!, October 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Lighthouse Keepers Wife (Paperback)

This book is loaded with charm. Highly recommend it.

12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife, January 6, 2001

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Mary Clemens (Altamonte Springs, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Lighthouse Keepers Wife (Paperback)

Although I have had this book since 1986 when it was first published, I recently read it for the first time. I met Connie Small when she was living in Foxwell Senior Citizens complex in Kittery, Maine. She was a neighbor to my grandmother and I enjoyed meeting her. I enjoyed reading about her first hand accounts of her many experiences in lighthouse keeping. I would very much like to know if she is still alive. It would seem unlikely since she would be 100, but I do know she was still living in 1998. If anyone has information about her, please email me, I would love to write her a note.