What is it about living in a lighthouse that appeals to me? I know I'd go mad after a few days of that intense isolation, but there's this romantic-sounding life surviving by the ocean that appeals to me. There's a historic lighthouse in Door County that has docents who live there for a week at a time and give tours. No electricity. No indoor plumbing. And they have people waiting in line to do this. I'm not one of them.
Back in the late 1800's, Trudy and her husband are assigned to a lighthouse off the coast of California. She's a bright, inquisitive young woman and soon she is studying all the creatures who live in and near the water. There's another family who also live on the island and work at the lighthouse, and so her life becomes entwined with theirs. Yet as bright as Trudy is, she seems blind to the flaws of her husband. He's a jerk, and although she questions his behavior at times, she somehow rationalizes it to herself. Enjoyed the book very much but found myself skimming over some of the scientific information. Again, it seems the author did a ton of research and wanted to be sure to get it all into the book somehow. But I do recommend it. -June
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