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The Shipwrecked Orphan
Paperback
Series: Hearts of Victorian England
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 29 2025
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
When thirteen-year-old Lydia Rowe washes up on Cornwall's treacherous coast, the sole survivor of a devastating shipwreck, she finds herself at the mercy of the stern lighthouse keeper and his withdrawn son, Benedict. Offering to work for her keep, Lydia faces suspicion from the villagers and cold acceptance from her reluctant guardian.
In quiet moments away from watchful eyes, Benedict secretly teaches her to read, kindling dreams of education and possibility. As Lydia grows into a young woman, their tentative friendship blossoms into something deeper.
But when a stranger arrives asking questions about past wrecks along the coast, Lydia must choose between the fragile safety she's built and a truth that could shatter everything. Some lights are meant to guide, others to mislead, and Lydia must decide which path to follow.
Can one woman's courage change the tide of silence that has ruled this shore for too long?
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