Perdita (The Lighthouse Chronicles, #1) (eBook, ePUB) - Scharper, Hilary
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A lighthouse. A diary. A ghost. Woven among these are the mysterious life-threads of Marged Brice. Professing to be 134 years old, she is dumped at a remote nursing home by relatives awaiting her death. But she insists she cannot die. Longevity Project historian Garth Hellyer is looking for the oldest living people in the world. He is skeptical of Marged's claim to immortality, but is intrigued by her story and an unseen presence she calls "Perdita." He reluctantly agrees to read Marged's diaries, allegedly written at the dawn of the last century, and is drawn into the haunting beauty of Cape…mehr

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A lighthouse. A diary. A ghost. Woven among these are the mysterious life-threads of Marged Brice. Professing to be 134 years old, she is dumped at a remote nursing home by relatives awaiting her death. But she insists she cannot die. Longevity Project historian Garth Hellyer is looking for the oldest living people in the world. He is skeptical of Marged's claim to immortality, but is intrigued by her story and an unseen presence she calls "Perdita." He reluctantly agrees to read Marged's diaries, allegedly written at the dawn of the last century, and is drawn into the haunting beauty of Cape Prius Lighthouse and the rugged shores of Georgian Bay. There he encounters a captivating, wide-souled young woman whose bonds with her family, the Bay, an aspiring artist, and a wraith-like child upend his own life in ways he could never imagine. Praise for Perdita "Scharper shines in this surprising and engaging gothic novel ...Impeccably researched and beautifully told, this is a tale that will stay with readers long after the final page is turned." -Publishers Weekly, starred review. "This Gothic novel will beguile many a fireplace-illuminated evening...Twisty-turny...captivating."-Philly.com "Wonderfully satisfying read."-Literary Hoarders "Her prose will haunt you."-The Globe and Mail

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Autorenporträt
Hilary Scharper is a Canadian novelist who writes historical fiction--always with a gothic-nature twist. Her "ecogothic" writing is rooted in a deep love for the natural world. She is particularly drawn to wild spaces and places.

Hilary was born in Toronto, Canada, where she also attended university, studying cultural anthropology and eventually completing her doctorate at Yale. For over two decades she taught courses on animals, culture, and nature at the University of Toronto. In 2023 she retired from teaching to become a full-time writer.

The Lighthouse Chronicles draw on Hilary's experience at the Cabot Head Lighthouse and Nature Reserve on Georgian Bay (part of Lake Huron). For over 25 years, she and her family spent their summers there as "assistant lighthouse keepers" and "land stewards."

Hilary has previously published fiction with Simon&Schuster Canada, Sourcebooks USA, and Seraphim Editions Canada. Her non-fiction work has been published with University of Minnesota Press, Duke University Press, University of Toronto Press, Routledge, Blackwell, Wiley Blackwell, Berghahn, as well as several academic journals.

She currently lives with her husband and son in Guelph, Ontario.