We Keep a Light - Nimbus Classic

We Keep a Light - Nimbus Classic

by Evelyn Richardson
We Keep a Light - Nimbus Classic

We Keep a Light - Nimbus Classic

by Evelyn Richardson

Paperback(2nd ed.)

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Overview

In We Keep A Light, Evelyn M. Richardson describes how she and her husband bought tiny Bon Portage Island and built a happy life there for themselves and their three children. On an isolated lighthouse station off the southern tip of Nova Scotia, the Richardsons shared the responsibilities and pleasures of island living, from carrying water and collecting firewood to making preserves and studying at home. The close-knit family didn't mind their isolation, and found delight in the variety and beauty of island life.

We Keep A Light is much more than a memoir. It is an exquisitely written, engrossing record of family life set against a glowing lighthouse, the enduring shores of Nova Scotia, and the ever-changing sea.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781771087896
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
Publication date: 04/30/2019
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 228
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Evelyn Richardson was a teacher and writer who spent much of her life on Bon Portage Island in southwestern Nova Scotia where she wrote her critically acclaimed works including We Keep A Light and Desired Haven.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Before Bon Portage 5

Chapter 3 Arrival 11

Chapter 4 The Lighthouse as a Home 21

Chapter 5 The First Summer and Fall 37

Chapter 6 A Walk Around the Island 51

Chapter 7 A Bit of History 62

Chapter 8 The Second Summer and Incidentals 72

Chapter 9 A Trying Experience 83

Chapter 10 A Ten-year Plan 91

Chapter 11 Wrecks 102

Chapter 12 Winds and Seas 117

Chapter 13 Boats and Landings 129

Chapter 14 Ducks and Gunners 141

Chapter 15 School Days 154

Chapter 16 Seasons Come and Go-Spring and Summer 174

Chapter 17 Fall and Winter 197

Chapter 18 Ten Years Later 214

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