This is an interesting read. The life of a lighthouse master and his wife. Both come together from different backgrounds. He from a wealthy affluent family. She from middle class family whose father was a meteorologist. Mismatched in their union we explore both of their lives that brought them together and then their journey of their marriage. Minnesota harsh conditions are brought to light throughout the book. I was given an advanced reader copy of this book by NetGalley and I am freely sharing my review

Peter Geye talks about a light House such a Split Rock which is north of Two Harbors totally not maned by the Coast Guard anymore but by other people who man it today. I love to hear about all the stories of ships that have been dealt with by the huge waves during the November storms. I worked on the Great Lakes over the summers for the Columbia Line. My friend worked on the S.S. Edmund Fitzgearld during the summer of 1975. She sank that year in November. He was really unhappy about it. He locked out. This story is about Keeper Sauer and his wife, Willa. I'll let Peter tell his story but it is a good one which I recommend.

I love Peter Geye's writing and have read all his books to date. This one was a little different and a bit longer. I loved it.

I really enjoyed how good everything was in this novel, it had that historical element perfectly and enjoyed going on this journey with the characters. The characters had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed getting to know them in this. Peter Geye wrote a fantastic novel and was glad I got to read this.