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Woodward, Caroline, 1952-
Woodward, Caroline, 1952-
Women lighthouse keepers -- British Columbia -- Biography.
Lighthouse keepers -- British Columbia -- Biography.
Lighthouse keepers -- Biography.
Women novelists, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Light years : memoir of a modern lighthouse keeper /
Caroline
Woodward
.
by
Woodward
,
Caroline
,
1952-
Harbour Publishing, 2015.
Call #:
387.155092 W899L
Subjects
Woodward
,
Caroline
,
1952-
Women lighthouse keepers -- British Columbia -- Biography.
Lighthouse keepers -- British Columbia -- Biography.
Lighthouse keepers -- Biography.
Women novelists, Canadian -- 21st century -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781550177275 (hc.)
Description:
221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"In 2007,
Caroline
Woodward
was itching for a change. With an established career in book-selling and promotion, four books of her own and having raised a son with her husband, Jeff, she yearned for adventure and to re-ignite her passion for writing. With
Caroline
's encouragement, Jeff applied for a position as a relief lightkeeper on a remote North Pacific island. They endured lonely months of living apart, but the way of life rejuvenated Jeff and inspired
Caroline
to contemplate serious shifts in order to accompany him. When a permanent position for a lighthouse keeper became available,
Caroline
quit her job and joined Jeff on the lights.
Caroline
soon learned that the lighthouse-keeping life does not consist of long, empty hours in which to write. The reality is hard physical labour, long stretches of isolation and the constant threat of de-staffing. Beginning with a 3:30 a.m. weather report, the days are filled with maintaining the light station buildings, sea sampling, radio communication, beach cleanup, wildlife encounters and everything in between. As for dangerous rescue missions or dramatic shipwrecks--that kind of excitement is rare. "So far the only life I know I've saved is my own," she says, with her trademark dry wit. Yet
Caroline
is exhilarated by the scenic coastline with its drizzle and fog, seabirds and whales, and finds time to grow a garden and, as anticipated, write.
Caroline
Woodward
is the author of Alaska Highway Two-Step, Disturbing the Peace, Penny Loves Wade, Wade Loves Penny and two children's books. She lives on the Lennard Island Lightstation with her husband, Jeff George"--Provided by publisher.
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