Lighthouse Girl [electronic resource]
Wolfer, Dianne, 1961-2014
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At the outbreak of World War I, Fay's isolated life on bleak, windswept Breaksea Island takes a dramatic turn. As a lighthouse keeper's daughter, Fay knows semaphore and Morse code and responds when the soldiers on the ships signal to her. Soon, the soldiers are semaphoring messages for their loved ones, which Fay then telegraphs on their behalf. Although they never meet, Fay eventually becomes friends with one young soldier who has no family. After the soldiers depart for the battlefields of Egypt and Gallipoli, Fay follows their fortunes and continues her long-distance conversations with them through letters and postcards. Drawing on archival material and interweaving fact with fiction, Fay's tale is based on a true story and brings to life the hardships of those left at home during the war.
Main title:
Lighthouse Girl [electronic resource] / Dianne Wolfer
Author:
Wolfer, Dianne, 1961-, AuthorSimmonds, Brian, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Fremantle Press, 2014
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt">Dianne Wolfer is the author of 12 books for children and young adults, including Border Line, Butterfly Notes, Choices, Horse-Mad, The Kid Whose Mum Kept Possums in her Bra, and Photographs in the Mud. Brian Simmonds is an award-winning artist whose work can be found in many private and public collections throughout Australia.
ISBN:
97819251624319781925162448
Language:
English
BRN:
544787