The Saltward Lantern

About this book

In the winter of 1893, the remote Scottish outpost of Skerryvore Lighthouse is standing on the brink of obsolescence. Silas MacTiernay, an aging and rigid lighthouse keeper, is clinging to his life's work while facing forced retirement by a modernizing government intent on automating the coast. When a troubled fourteen-year-old runaway named Ewan Kendrick arrives as his final apprentice, the two clash over tradition, duty, and survival. As the most devastating winter storm of the century brews on the horizon, Silas must find a way to impart decades of hard-won knowledge to a boy terrified of the sea. While Silas grapples with the ghosts of his past through fractured memories of tragedy and family estrangement, Ewan must step out of his mentor's shadow. Together, isolated from the mainland and battling the unforgiving elements, they must keep the great light burning to save a lost ship—and themselves—proving that even in an age of machines, the human spirit remains the ultimate beacon.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, Adventure

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-09

Content rating:

PG